National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital

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National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital
National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital
Geography
Location Mohakhali, TB Gate Road, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Coordinates 23°46′42″N90°24′33″E / 23.7783°N 90.4093°E / 23.7783; 90.4093
History
Opened1982
Links
Website nicrh.gov.bd
Lists Hospitals in Bangladesh

National Institute of Cancer Research & Hospital (NICRH) is dedicated to cancer patient management, education and research. This is the only tertiary level center of the country engaged in multidisciplinary cancer patient management. It started its activity in a tin-shade building of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital in 1982, soon it is shifted to the present location at Mohakhali in 1986. According to a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Ministry of Health and the Rotary Club of Dhaka the latter built the Rotary Cancer Detection Unit (RCDU) and the Cancer Institute started working as an outdoor cancer detection unit only. In 1991, 50 bed indoor facilities incorporated. In 1994 the cancer institute renamed as National Institute of Cancer Research & Hospital (NICRH) and the first radiation treatment was applied to a patient in 1995 with a Cobalt 60 Teletherapy machine. With the provision of support from the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), the up-gradation works of this Institute to 300 bedded Center has been completed. In April 2015 it was upgraded to a 300-bed hospital. In 2019 the Hon'ble Health Minister Mr. Jahid Maleque M.P. consented to convert NICRH as a 500-bed hospital and the work is almost completed.

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References

  1. 1 2 "About Us". National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital. Retrieved 5 May 2021.