A VISIT TO INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH(IPH)

Group-A

Group-B
Date of visit: - 25/11/2021(Group-A) & 29/11/2021(Group-B)
Location: -The institute of public health is situated in Mohakhali, Dhaka nearby
and to

The east of NIPSOM and to the south of EPI Headquarters

SUPERVISING TEACHERS
Dr.Priyanka Barua

Assistant Professor,Dr.Sirajul Islam Medical College

Dr.Anika Tasnim

Assistant Professor,Dr.Sirajul Islam Medical College

Dr.Israt Jahan Khan

Lecturer,Dr.Sirajul Islam Medical College

Dr.Jannat Mahzabeen

Lecturer, Dr.Sirajul Islam Medical College

Dr. Janifar Zaman

Lecturer, Dr. Sirajul Islam Medical College

Dr. Zarin Tasnim Tamanna

Lecturer, Dr. Sirajul Islam Medical College

INTRODUCTION
“Institute of Public Health” is one of the renowned national organizations in
Bangladesh.

This institute is under the Ministry of "Health & Family welfare". Its major role is to
support public health activities, quality control and production of biomedical agents
training and research.

The institute has a credible history of producing smallpox vaccine, which helped
eradication of disease from the country. It is also responsible for producing typhoid
& cholera vaccine to help to control their outbreaks.

BACKGROUND
The institute has begun its journey as the “School of Tropical Medicine and Public
Health” situated at old Dhaka. It then begun functioning as the ‘Combined public
Health Laboratory’, in 1952 and was finally converted to the "Institute of Public
Health' in 1953 with expansion of activities.

OUTCOME OF THE VISIT

 To know about activities of the institute.
 To know the role in development in health sector.
ORGANOGRAM OF IPH

DIRECTOR

DEPUTY DIRECTOR
PUBLIC HEALTH
ADMINSTRATION MICROBIOLOGY BIOLOGICAL
AND DRUG
PRODUCTION UNIT
TESTING LAB

BACTERIOLOGY PASTEURCUN
EASTABLISHMENT FOOD VACCINE
TESTING LAB
VACCINE
WORKSHOP WATER VIROLOGY LAB
TESTING LAB
IV FLUID
EPIDEMOLOGY
TRANSPORT DRUG UNIT SECTION
TESTING LAB
DIAGBOSTIC
REAGENT UNIT

BLOOD BAG
PRODUCTION
UNIT

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF IPH

1. To produce International standard biomedical products such as parenteral fluids,
vaccine, serum, etc. to support health care activities of government of Bangladesh.

2. To plan effective role quality assurance of raw material, biomedical products and
drugs available in Bangladeshi market.

3. To access the government to prevent and control the health hazards caused by
adulterated and contaminated foods and water.

4. To provide quarantine and preventive support by diagnosis of various infectious

disease including polio, measles, HIV/AIDS, diarrheal and respiratory disease.

5. To conduct training procedures for health manpower and research activities and
related fields of health and public health.

ACTIVITES OF IPH
 Production of ant-rabies and T.T vaccine.
 Production of blood Dg and IV fluid
 Drug testing laboratory
 Laboratory for testing and quality control of food and water
 IPH has nation polio lab which is used for virus cultures, typing etc. which
acts a referral lab
 Has a chemical analysis laboratory which provides support for the detection
of poison in the suspected poisoning cases
 Conduct different post graduates training course for doctors and other
training on preventive and social medicine for the non-medical personnel
 Detection of HIV infection.
Production plant ORS Production

Blood Bag Manufacturing hub

Diagnostic reagent production

SURVICES OF THE ORGANISATION
The activities of IPH are performed through different laboratory sub units by group
of skilled and experienced individuals.

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION LABORATORY

Intravenous fluid production unit

The unit is engaged with production of international slandered life saving parental
fluids such as dextrose Saline, dextrose in aqua, normal saline, cholera saline, 3%
Sodium chloride, baby saline and peritoneal dialysis fluid.

Blood bag production unit:

The unit Produces CPD blood collection bags of different Capacities as well as
infusion and transfusion sets

AN
TI-SERA PRODUCTION UNIT:
Production of polyvalent anti snake venom serum (ASVS) against different types
snake bites, using horse serum is undergoing results research and preparation
phase

Reagent production unit:

The unit is preparing and supplying several high quality diagnostic reagents.
Chemicals used in government clinical laboratories and institute.

Quality control unit:

The internal quality control unit conducts tests to assure the quality of all raw
materials and finished products of IPH.
MICROBIOLOGICAL LABORATORIES

Microbiology Department

Virology unit:

The national polio laboratory is situated in this unit. The national polio laboratory is
a SEARO-WHO supported and accredited laboratory functioning as center for
detection of polio and non-polio Enter viruses from a stool sample to eradicate wild
polio virus from Bangladesh.

The laboratory is engaged with the serological studies Or measles and rubella to
support the national control program.

The laboratory is getting ready to work as voluntary counseling and testing center
(VCTC)

For HIV/AIDS suspects

Bacteriology unit:

The laboratory is involved in detection and diagnosis of epidemic and epidemic

prone communicable disease. The major fields are diarrheal and respiratory
infections.
EPIDEMIOLOGY UNIT:
The section is supporting the microbiology laboratory and is jointly engaged with
other government health organization, and in the communicable disease control
program.

PUBLIC HEALTH & DRUG TESTING LABORATORY

Public health laboratory:

It is the only government national laboratory performing analysis and reporting of

food and water samples collected by authorized agencies from across the countries.
This is done according to the Bangladesh pure food ordinance of 1959, the
Bangladesh pure food rules of 1967 and International food codes.

Drug testing laboratory:

The laboratories established as per the drug legislation act of government of

Bangladesh. It is the only government laboratory authorized to undertake and
report test results of medical drugs.

ORAL REHYDRATION SALT (ORS) PRODUCTION UNIT

The ORS production units of IPH are 5 in numbers and are situated in Dhaka,
Comilla, Jessore, Barishal and Rangpur. The high quality products need the demand
of public sector health. Two new units will start functioning in Mymensingh &
Jhenaidah .The Dhaka unit is situated at 46. Tejkuniparah, Tejgaon.

ACHIEVEMENTS
 IPH was awarded goal medals in the preventive sector for eradication of small
pox in the year 1980.

 It produces 60 lac vales of anti-rabies vaccine per year

  It introduced Mansur's media (TTGA)
 IPH has set up a national polio laboratory to give support to polio eradication
program.

FUTURE PLANS
 Production of the combined DPT vaccines
 Production of anti-rabies cell culture vaccine

PROBLEMS NOTED DOWN DURING THE VISIT

 Obsolete rules & by laws are hampering the smooth running of different unit
 Laboratory equipment are very inadequate
 Some of the vaccines are no longer produced as a result of.
 Lack of logistic support
 Flaws in the administration
 Lack of skilled technicians and manpower

PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS
The national polio lab is well equipped and making serious and effective
contribution to the Polio eradication drive in Bangladesh.

Some, if not all laboratory facilities are still un-modem; they should be rectified.

Working environment is not so hygienic, with no proper uniform.

There is a lack of skilled manpower and financial stability.

Diagnostic Reagent Production Unit
Institute of Public Health
Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212.
Products of Diagnostic reagent section:

SL. NAME PACK SIZE

No.
01 Benedict’s Solutions 1000 ml.
02 E.S.R. Fluid 1000 ml.
03 20% Sulphuric Acid Solution 1000 ml.
04 N/10 Hydrochloric Acid Solution 1000 ml.
05 Acetone-Alcohol 1000 ml.
06 5% Acetic Acid 1000 ml.
07 W.B.C. Fluid 1000 ml.
08 R.B.C. Fluid 1000 ml.
09 30% Sulphosalicylic Acid 1000 ml.
10 20% Sodium Hydroxide Solution 1000 ml.
11 Semens Analysis Fluid 1000 ml.
12 Normal Saline 1000 ml.
13 Methylene Blue 500 ml.
14 Crystal Violet 500 ml.
15 Basic Fuchsine 500 ml.
16 Carbol Fuchsine 500 ml.
17 Gram Iodine 500 ml.
18 Lugol’s Iodine 500 ml.
19 Leishman Stain 100 ml.
20 Giemsa Stain 100 ml.
21 Bilirubin Kits 1 Kit.
22 Creatinine Kits 1 Kit.
23 EDTA vial 1 Vial.

CONCLUSION
IPH is playing very effective role for maintaining the general public health of our
country, so I would urge, the government and other concerned to attend the
financial and moral aspects of its operation. Thus, IPH can become an international
reference institute to support public health activities.
At conference room