National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute in Mirpur Model, Dhaka

National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute is located at Mirpur 2, Dhaka. This hospital was founded in 1981 on 18th September. The gigantic problem of cardiovascular diseases cannot be solved by Government alone. For effective prevention and control of cardiovascular disease National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh was formed at the initiative of National Professor Brig. (Rtd.) Abdul Malik with some dedicated medical and non-medical social workers on 12 October 1978 to supplement the activities of the Government. It is a non-government nonprofit organization, that has been registered under the societies registration Act XXI of 1960 and the department of Social Welfare (Registration no.-Dha-0732), Govt. of Bangladesh and NGO Bureau, Govt. of Bangladesh. It has also become a member of the World Heart Federation (WHF) an international organization, headquartered in Geneva. World Health Organization (WHO) is also supporting the various activities of this organization. It is also a member of the World Hypertension League (WHL). The National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh is also a member of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH).