Lady Dufferin Hospital

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Lady Dufferin Hospital is located in Karachi, Sindh, and it is the largest women's hospital in Pakistan. The hospital, which was completed in 1898, was named after the British peeress Lady Dufferin. Benazir Bhutto, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, gave bith to a girl in the hospital in 1990.

Donations[edit | edit source]

Seth Edulji Dinshaw contributed a sum of Rs. 50,000/- for is establishment[1]

Foundation laying ceremony[edit | edit source]

The foundation laying ceremony was performed on 12th November 1894 by Lady Elgin.[2]

Features[edit | edit source]

Initially, a ward in this hospital was kept specifically for Parsis.[3] In January 1917, the Virbaijee Maternity Wing was opened.[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Jehangir Framroze Punthakey, The Karachi Zoroastrian Calendar, A record of Important Events in the Growth of the Parsi Community in Karachi, Karachi, (1996) p. 100
  2. Jehangir Framroze Punthakey, The Karachi Zoroastrian Calendar, A record of Important Events in the Growth of the Parsi Community in Karachi, Karachi, (1996) p. 100
  3. Jehangir Framroze Punthakey, The Karachi Zoroastrian Calendar, A record of Important Events in the Growth of the Parsi Community in Karachi, Karachi, (1996) p. 100
  4. Jehangir Framroze Punthakey, The Karachi Zoroastrian Calendar, A record of Important Events in the Growth of the Parsi Community in Karachi, Karachi, (1996) p. 101

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