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
Seth Edulji Dinshaw contributed a sum of Rs. 50,000/- for is establishment[1]
Foundation laying ceremony
The foundation laying ceremony was performed on 12th November 1894 by Lady Elgin.[2]
Features
Initially, a ward in this hospital was kept specifically for Parsis.[3] In January 1917, the Virbaijee Maternity Wing was opened.[4]
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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