Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health

Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health...
	is listed under the category Health/Hospitals
	was established in 1991
	focuses on child mental health, research, training, community health, network, reproductive health
	functions at the Local, State level
	works with children up to 14 years; health care professionals
	has the resource of teaching aids
	welcomes help in the form of volunteers, books, clothes, toys, medicines, donations

IGICH was set up by the state government and works in collaboration with WHO, UNICEF, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and the Central and State governments. It offers paediatric health care facilities including emergency and intensive care, surgery, cardiology, nephrology, neonatology, psychiatry and orthopaedics. It has outpatient, inpatient, X-ray and laboratory facilities. It runs supper-speciality clinics in paediatrics, cardiology, orthopaedics, surgery and child psychiatry, and an immunisation clinic every Thursday. It provides counselling for family planning, and offers community and child health services in partnership with voluntary agencies. It organises seminars and workshops to train medical and para-medical staff, and undertakes research on childhood diseases. It conducts free rural health camps, and is the nodal training centre for doctors and nurses at the district level under the Karnataka Health System Project.

Dr D G Benakappa, Director
Available - OPD: Mon-Sat 10.00.530, 24 hour emergency services
South Hospital Complex, Dharmaram College Post, Bangalore - 560029.
Ph 22443143 , Fax 22442421 , Email ichildhealth@yahoo.com , Website www.igich.com