LAMB Hospital, Bangladesh

LAMB Hospital is a 150-bed general hospital located in Dinajpur District of Bangladesh. The hospital was opened in 1983 and since then it is providing health care for the neighboring community especially the poor. LAMB Hospital is run by Lutheran Aid to Medicine in Bangladesh, an NGO of the American Santal Mission in Dinajpur. The hospital also established a low-cost telemedicine system with the help of The Swinfen Charitable Trust apart from diagnostic, general health care & acute care services.
History.
Foundation of LAMB Hospital was envisioned by Rev. John Ottesen in the mid 1950s who was a missionary of the American Santal Mission in Dinajpur. Subsequently, a prayer group in Los Angeles developed the idea of having a hospital for providing tertiary, secondary and primary health services to the neighboring community. In 1979, LAMB Community Health and Development Program (LAMB CHDP) was started.
Location.
LAMB Hospital is located in Dinajpur District of Bangladesh, approximately from Dhaka by road. The hospital is about east of Dinajpur City and west of Rangpur City. The nearest town is Parbatipur, which is about to the east.