Health Care Centre That Stands Out
Health Care Centre That Stands Out
Karamtola Community Hospital (KCH)
Since November 1992 Karamtola Community Hospital (KCH) set its footsteps and started its journey at a place called Karamtola in Pubail union under Gazipur district, in Bangladesh. It is about 28 kilometers away from the capital city of Dhaka; it is well connected by roads with both Dhaka and surrounding districts.
The inception of this hospital was very modest, as it started as a field project of the registered NGO named Presbyterian Fellowship in Bangladesh (PFB). Initially it had two program components – a) CHDP-K referral clinic and b) Community Development Activities. At that time the field project was named Community Health and Development Program-Karamtola (CHDP-K). So the Karamtola Community Hospital now is often referred to as CHDP-K.
This Website
This website gives an overview of the Karamtola Community Hospital (KCH) and the NGO the Presbyterian Fellowship in Bangladesh (PFB). Both are integral parts. In Bangladesh PFB started to work in post liberation time as an NGO and KCH emerged as its project (initially as a field project) later on.This website further tells about what services are being provided through Karamtola hospital. You may click the additional pages linked here and it will bring you to more in-depth information about particular sections you look for. You will also find the cost of clinical services here.Additionally for your convenience you will find a search button in the top of the website and you may get help of that to find your expected topics.However if you feel to learn more about us or you like to give your feedback or you wish to support us in any of your ways, please feel free to visit the Readers’ Page and do not hesitate to contact us. Our staff will communicate with you in due course
Message from KCH Governing Board
Let glory be unto the Almighty God, who is the Eternal Creator and who sustains all of us, big and small, on the earth.
The year 2022 is over. A new dawn shines upon us. This is a new year with hopes and aspirations for all of us to look into days ahead. This is also a juncture of time for us to look back into the past and to learn from our deeds in order for developing ourselves.
Message from KOMMS, South Korea
Start 2023 with love (1 John 4:7-10)
Amidst the difficulties of COVID-19, I hope that the love of the Lord will be filled among us as we start 2023 anew. In today’s text, while talking about true love, which is like the root of a tree and the source of a river, “God is love” ( 1 John 4:8). It is said that true love can be discussed only with the love of God who loved human beings and even sent His only begotten Son.
Then why can only God’s love be true love? First, God’s love is a thorough human love.
Message from Country Director
Hallelujah!
The medical ministry in Karamtola, Bangladesh, began in 1974 when Dr. Herbert Codington, an American doctor, started working with people in the slum of Tongi Ershad Nagar.
It has been 30 years since we moved to the village of Karamtola, Pubail Union. The year 2022 was not completely over with the corona virus problem, but it was a pretty quick recovery year.
Message from Country Director
Hallelujah!
The medical ministry in Karamtola, Bangladesh, began in 1974 when Dr. Herbert Codington, an American doctor, started working with people in the slum of Tongi Ershad Nagar.
It has been 30 years since we moved to the village of Karamtola, Pubail Union. The year 2022 was not completely over with the corona virus problem, but it was a pretty quick recovery year.
The Organizational Journey
In 1975 a new NGO named Presbyterian Fellowship in Bangladesh (PFB) set its foot in the post-liberation era of Bangladesh. It started working by providing medical services and arranging relief programs as representative of the Presbyterian Church of USA (PCUSA). In those initial days the well-known American Presbyterian physician Dr. Herbert Codington came to organize and support this work in Bangladesh; he was mainly confined with his programs at Ershad Nagar near Tongi.
But in 1992 the medical work extended from there to a village called Karamtola in Pubail Union in Gazipur district and eventually a new project called Community Health and Development Program-Karamtola (CHDP-K) was started there. Fortunately for CHDP-K this had been a fixed project site, about 28 kilometers from Dhaka. Korean Overseas Medical Mission Society (KOMMS) and Church of Bangladesh (COB) also joined their hands, as partners, with PCUSA. People had a huge acceptance of their services. And consequently it was popularly called CHDP-K clinic at that time.
And the days started moving on. This very modest referral clinic at Karamtola started gradually growing in size, in extent and quality of its services, which today has become the Karamtola Community Hospital (KCH).
From the very beginning, this organization attached its priorities on supporting the poor underprivileged and vulnerable people of Bangladesh. A Community Nursing School was started in 2007. Karamtola Eye Service Project (KESP) emerged side by side with it in 2010. With a few more new projects like Primary Health Care Project, Dhaka Aviation Consortium Clinic, Peniel School, etc emerging later on, Presbyterian Fellowship in Bangladesh (PFB) became a real community focused centre in course of time.
At present this organization primarily covers a total population of 5,263,474 in Gazipur district and also works in the nearby areas of Dhaka, targeting some special groups of beneficiaries (As per population census of 2022).
Landmark Phases of Karamtola Community Hospital (KCH)
Born as a simple field project in November 1992, Karamtola Community Hospital (KCH) passed through some distinctive phases over the years, each phase bringing positive changes to the hospital.
The Governance
In the past all project activities and health works were operated through a joint board of three partners: PCUSA, KOMMS and COB. But PCUSA withdrew their partnership from 1st July 1999, handing over the responsibility to KOMMS. Currently there are two local and independent governing boards, namely a) PFB Governing Board and b) CHDP-K Governing Board, to look after all the activities on-going under this NGO.
At present the leadership of Presbyterian Fellowship is under management of Country Director Dr Sung No Lee, who is from South Korea and a doctor by training. In the hospital there are other committees as well.
Rev. Emmanuel Mollick, Chairman, KCH Governing Board and Representative of COB
Dr. Eun Young Ahn, Vice Chairman, KCH Governing Board and Representative of KOMMS
Rev. John Probhudan Hira, Treasurer, KCH Governing Board and Representative of COB
Ms. Hwi Cho, Member, KCH Governing Board and Representative of KOMMS
Mr Paul Subrata Malakar, Member, KCH Governing Board and Representative of COB
Dr Sung No Lee, Member, KCH Governing Board and Director, KCH (Ex-officio)
Dr. David Khan, Member, KCH Governing Board and Deputy Director of KCH (Ex-officio)
The Governance
In the past all project activities and health works were operated through a joint board of three partners: PCUSA, KOMMS and COB. But PCUSA withdrew their partnership from 1st July 1999, handing over the responsibility to KOMMS. Currently there are two local and independent governing boards, namely a) PFB Governing Board and b) CHDP-K Governing Board, to look after all the activities on-going under this NGO.
At present the leadership of Presbyterian Fellowship is under management of Country Director Dr Sung No Lee, who is from South Korea and a doctor by training. In the hospital there are other committees as well.
Rev. Emmanuel Mollick, Chairman, KCH Governing Board and Representative of COB
Dr. Eun Young Ahn, Vice Chairman, KCH Governing Board and Representative of KOMMS
Rev. John Probhudan Hira, Treasurer, KCH Governing Board and Representative of COB
Ms. Hwi Cho, Member, KCH Governing Board and Representative of KOMMS
Paul Subrata Malakar, Member, KCH Governing Board and Representative of COB
Dr Sung No Lee, Member, KCH Governing Board and Director, KCH (Ex-officio)
Dr. David Khan, Member, KCH Governing Board and Deputy Director of KCH (Ex-officio)
Chief Organizational Functionary (1975-2023)
Presbyterian Fellowship in Bangladesh (PFB)
- 1975-1984 Dr Herbert Codington
- 1984-1987 Dr Yong Woong Lee
- 1988-1992 Dr Wonhee Kang
Community Health and Development Program Karamtola (CHDP-K)
1992-1993 Prodip Dowa
1993-1994 Albert A. K. Samadder
1995-1996 Dr. Paul S. Baidya
1997-1997 Dr. Navel D’ Rozario
- 1997-2003 Dr. Sebastian Halder
- 2003-2008 Dr. Sung No Lee
2008-2012 Dr MuYul Park
2013-2015 Dr Jinyoung Park
- 2015-2017 Dr Hyungyun Jung
2017-2018 Dr. Daesung Kwon
2018- Dr. Sung No Lee
1992-1993 Prodip Dowa
1993-1994 Albert A. K. Samadder
1995-1996 Dr. Paul S. Baidya
1997-1997 Dr. Navel D’ Rozario
- 1997-2003 Dr. Sebastian Halder
- 2003-2008 Dr. Sung No Lee
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2008-2010 Dr MuYul Park
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2010-2015 Dr Jinyoung Park
- 2015-2017 Dr Hyungyun Jung
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2017-2018 Dr. Daesung Kwon
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2018- Dr. Sung No Le