Filaria and General Hospital

IACIB established one 50 beded Filaria and General Hospital at Zinzira, Savar, Dhaka with support from Ministry of Social Welfare, GOB. The hospital started functioning from 1st July, 2012. There is provision of Training and research , future plan for Snake Park, Snake venom collection and anti- snake venom production, production of oral anti- Rabies vaccine of plant origin jointly with University California, Davis, USA etc. MATS course is ongoing and also we started Animal (Dog and cat) Birth Control (ABC) , animal vaccination, registration etc under animal health care program.

There is an urgent need for support for its sustainability, gradual expansion so that the hospital can be converted gradually into a National, Regional & International Training and Research center for control of communicable diseases.