BIRDEM

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BIRDEM
BIRDEM Bangladesh
BIRDEM Bangladesh
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Geography
LocationShahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Coordinates23°44.3′N 90°23.78′E / 23.7383°N 90.39633°E / 23.7383; 90.39633Coordinates: 23°44.3′N 90°23.78′E / 23.7383°N 90.39633°E / 23.7383; 90.39633
Organisation
PatronMuhammad Ibrahim
History
Opened1980 (1980)
Links
Websitebirdembd.org
ListsHospitals in Bangladesh

BIRDEM, the Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders at Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh, is a 600-bed multidisciplinary hospital complex of the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh. The hospital was established in 1980 with the financial support of Bangladesh.[1] In BIRDEM, 3,000 patients are treated in the Out Patients Department (OPD) every day. No other hospital in Bangladesh serves so many diabetes patients. According to the Denmark-based multinational pharmaceutical company Novo Nordics Vice President of the Pacific Ocean, Selvam Afsar Tuna, This is the world's largest hospital in treating diabetes. It has been designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre on Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, as the only one of its kind in Asia.

History[]

BIRDEM was founded by the late national professor Muhammad Ibrahim in 1980. Under his leadership, Bangladesh Diabetic Association (then named Diabetic Association for Pakistan) was formed in February 1956. Bangladesh Diabetic Association are nine separate organizations. These are the BIRDEM (Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders), Rehabilitation and Vocational Training Center, National Healthcare Network, Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital and Research Center, Ibrahim Medical College, Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences, BIRDEM Nursing College, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, and Healthcare Development Project. Professor Muhammad Ibrahim proposed a chamber of the lower house of his home in Segunbagicha, Dhaka to be used by the Association. In the home, he started the outdoor department for diabetes. During the Pakistan period,[when?] the Samity was given some land for the hospital in Segunbagicha. The hospital was inaugurated in 1980 at Shahbagh. In 2013, BIRDEM-2 hospital was started in Segunbagicha.[2]

Awards[]

  • Independence Day Award, 1983
  • Ibne Sina Award, 2004
  • Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Industry award, 2014

References[]

  1. ^ "BIRDEM - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  2. ^ The Daily Prothom Alo

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