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Dr. B C Roy Post Graduate Institute of Paediatric Sciences is a pioneering Indian institute for research and training in paediatric sciences in Kolkata. It was established by amalgamating Dr. B. C. Roy Memorial Hospital for Children, Kolkata (Estd. 1967) and B. C. Roy Polio Clinic and Hospital for Crippled Children on 28 September 2010.
The Institute of Child Health was set up by Dr. K. C. Chaudhuri, the doyen of Indian pediatrics, in Kolkata in 1953. Jawaharlal Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India, inaugurated the institute on 16 January 1956. It is the first pediatric institute of India. [3]
The institute has started telemedicine-gastroenterology services for patients from districts and remote areas since October 2022. [20] In July 2023, the institution took an initiative called Medimpact to provide free online access to teaching sessions of faculty members attached with IPGMER-Kolkata, for medical students from across the globe.
[2]: 45 In Kolkata, 77 percent of the married women use contraceptive, which is the highest among the cities surveyed; but use of modern contraceptive methods is the lowest (46 percent). [2]: 47 Infant mortality rate in Kolkata is 41 per 1000 live births, and mortality rate for children below five is 49 per 1000 live births. [2]: 48
The Institute for Indian Mother and Child (IIMC) is a non-governmental organization with its main office in Calcutta, India, in 1989. The Indian physician Dr. S. K. Brahmochary founded [1] the IIMC intending to improve the living conditions of the poorer population in Kolkata and its surroundings on a long-term basis. The issues of mother and ...
Medical College, Kolkata, also known as Calcutta Medical College, is a Government medical college and hospital located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is one of the oldest existing hospitals in Asia. The institute was established on 28 January 1835 by Lord William Bentinck during British Raj as Medical College, Bengal. It is one of the ...
Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital (CNMCH), colloquially known as Chittaranjan Hospital, is a public medical college and hospital located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established by the amalgamation of the National Medical Institute and Calcutta Medical Institute.
Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS) is a medical institution and hospital on Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata, which functions under the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. It started in July 1932 as Shishumangal Pratishthan , a maternity and child welfare clinic by Swami Dayanand, a disciple of Sarada Devi .