National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital (NIDCH)[1][2] (Bengali: জাতীয় বক্ষব্যাধি ইনস্টিটিউট ও হাসপাতাল) is a state supported research institute and hospital in Bangladesh.
In 1962 it was upgraded as National Chest Diseases Institute.
[5] The institute provides postgraduate training for the students of Diploma in Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases (DTCD), Doctor of Medicine (MD, Chest), FCPS, MS, and also undergraduate teaching in tuberculosis for the students of different medical colleges.
[6] These are:[7] There are allegations about lack of proper logistics support and skilled manpower.
Such as the Intensive Care Unit in the hospital was not operative because of lack of ability of the hospital to maintain it.