Abstract:
The Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital is Bangladesh's largest children's hospital. With
640 beds, it is a government-supported tertiary level public hospital for children. Dhaka
Shishu (Children) hospital, the country's first children's hospital, was founded just
months after Bangladesh was liberated in March 1972. It began its services at a private
house in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, with 50 indoor beds, with the aid of a few voluntary groups
and the Government of Bangladesh. At the same time, the hospital's outpatient
department (OPD) resumed operations in a tent in Sukrabad, Dhaka. Initially, the "Save
the Children Fund, UK" and later, "World Vision, Bangladesh" provided consistent
financial support.
