National Institute of Mental Health and Hospital

Coordinates: 23°46′20″N 90°22′05″E / 23.7721°N 90.3680°E / 23.7721; 90.3680
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This article is about the institute in Bangladesh. It is not to be confused with the National Institute of Mental Health in the United States of America.
National Institute of Mental Health & Hospital
Agency overview
FormedFebruary 1981; 43 years ago (1981-02)
HeadquartersSher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Agency executives
  • Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar[1], Director
  • Mohammad Tariqul Alam[1], Deputy Director
Parent departmentMinistry of Health
Websitenimh.gov.bd

The National Institute of Mental Health and Hospital (Bengali: জাতীয় মানসিক স্বাস্থ্য ইনস্টিটিউট ও হাসপাতাল) is one of the institutes and centers that make under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It is the only government mental hospital and mental health institution in Dhaka.[2]

History[edit]

It was established in 1981 as a mental health training organization of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College & Hospital. Two years after its establishment, the government decided to move it to a separate building as a separate entity. After that, the journey of the independent institution started in 1986 at Sir Salimullah Medical College. The 50-bed organization was called the Institute of Mental Health and Research. In 1993, the address of the institute was changed and it was brought to Dhaka Medical College. On 19 October 1992, the facility was relocated to its current building at its current address and renamed this 100-bed facility.[3]

All its doctors and staff went on strike in 2020 in protest of the arrest of the organization's registrar.[4] The registrar was arrested on charges of corruption and brokerage.[5]

Specifications[edit]

Its hospital has 400 beds.[6] The building of the institute is built on 7243.873 square meter land. The hospital has 44 regular doctors. The 184-member institute has divisions named Adult Psychiatry, Pediatrics & Development Psychiatry, Adult Psychiatry & Community Psychiatry, Radiology, Anesthesiology, Pathology and Social Welfare. There is also a special section for children. The institute also provides training in mental health.[7] There is a system to provide low cost medical services.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Director". NIMH. Archived from the original on 2022-06-19. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  2. ^ Dinesh Bhugra (16 January 2015). Routledge Handbook of Psychiatry in Asia. p. 41. ISBN 978-0367581732.
  3. ^ S M Yasir Arafat (12 October 2019). "An update on mental health services". The Financial Express. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  4. ^ Akter, Munni (19 November 2020). বাড়লো মানসিক স্বাস্থ্য চিকিৎসকদের কর্মবিরতি, শীঘ্রই পরিস্থিতি স্বাভাবিক হওয়ার আশা সরকারের. BBC News (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  5. ^ Ahmed, Jakiya (19 November 2020). মানসিক স্বাস্থ্য ইনস্টিটিউটে দালাল কারা?. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  6. ^ "200 general beds added to National Institute of Mental Health". The Business Standard. 27 October 2021. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  7. ^ Mathin, Sasbati (7 October 2015). মনের চিকিৎসায় জাতীয় মানসিক স্বাস্থ্য ইনস্টিটিউট ও হাসপাতাল. NTV (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  8. ^ ১০ টাকায় স্বাস্থ্যসেবা ও ওষুধ মানসিক স্বাস্থ্য ইনস্টিটিউটে. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 18 November 2016. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

23°46′20″N 90°22′05″E / 23.7721°N 90.3680°E / 23.7721; 90.3680

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