Gonoshasthaya Kendra

Gonoshasthaya Kendra
Native name
গণস্বাস্থ্য কেন্দ্র
Company typePrivate
Founded1972 (1972) in Savar, Dhaka
FounderZafrullah Chowdhury
Headquarters,
ProductsPublic Medical
Number of employees
2,500
Websitewww.gonoshasthayakendra.com

Gonoshasthaya Kendra (Bengali: গণস্বাস্থ্য কেন্দ্র) is the first health center or hospital in independent Bangladesh. The organization earned highest national award of Bangladesh Government The Independence Day Award, 1977.[1] In 1992, the hospital was also awarded the Right Livelihood Award for its "outstanding record of promotion of health and human development."[2]

  1. ^ Gonoshasthaya Kendra in Banglapedia Gonoshasthaya Kendra, accessdate: November 6, 2018
  2. ^ "Zafrullah Chowdhury / Gonoshasthaya Kendra". The Right Livelihood Award. Retrieved January 8, 2020.