Name of Head of Department: Prof. Dr. Sudha Basnet

Brief History of Department:

The Department of Child Health although established when Tribhuvan University Teaching hospital (TUTH) became operational  in 1972, initially provided clinical  services and conducted its academic activities at the nearby government hospital for children, Kanti Children Hospital. The Pediatric service provided by the Department was shifted from Kanti Children Hospital in its own building within Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital premises, inaugurated by Late Prime Minister G. P. Koirala in 2007 following which preliminary OPD services was started. This move was fueled by the need to develop subspecialty pediatric services and provide multidisciplinary care to children in need in a more coordinated way.

In July 2008 inpatient services were started, initially with a 30-bed pediatric ward and later extended to 60 beds occupying two floors of the pediatric building. Over the years services provided by the Department has expanded and in December 2012, 4-bedded Pediatric and 6-bedded Neonatal intensive care unit was started at 4^thfloor of the Pediatric building. Independent Pediatric Emergency service located at the ground floor of the pediatric building was started from August 2013. Pediatric and Neonatal high dependency units, consisting of 5 beds each, have been started, expanding services for critically ill pediatric patients. Pediatric endoscopy and electroencephalography services have also been established along with other subspecialty clinics in Nephrology, Neurology, Pulmonology and Gastroenterology.

The Department in collaboration with internationally acclaimed institutions such as University of Bergen, Norway, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta (USA), Oxford University (UK), and WHO, Geneva, has been conducting research on pertinent issues related to child health and published articles in several peer reviewed journals of good standing. At present, there are several research projects ongoing under the department's leadership. 

Faculty of the Department:

List of hospital services provided:

1) Outpatient (9am to 5 pm)

    OPD General clinic ( 9am to 1 pm & 2 pm to 5 pm)

    Special clinic (2pm to 5 pm):

1. Sunday- Pediatric Nephrology & High risk (neonatal) Clinic
2. Monday- Pediatric neurology clinic
3. Tuesday- Pediatric Gastroenterology & Pulmonology clinic
4. Wednesday- Pediatric Nephrology  & High risk (neonatal) Clinic
5. Thursday – Pediatric neurology clinic                                                                                                                                                                                        2) Immunization services: Every day (9am to 11 am & 2pm to 4 pm) except Friday afternoon.

3) Nutritional counseling – Everyday

4) Pediatric EEG - Every day, EEG services was started from 7^thMangshir 2074(Nov 23, 2017)

5) Pediatric Upper GI Endoscopy - Monday and Thursday morning (9am to 12 pm), This service was started from 1^stof Kartik 2067(Oct 18, 2010)

6) Extended Health Services -  Sunday to Thursday - after 4 pm

                                                    Friday- after 3 pm

7) Inpatient services:

     a. Pediatric Ward (60 beds)

     b. Neonate unit ( level II care with 10 bed

     c. Neonatal intensive care unit ( 14 beds)

     d. High Dependency unit (5 beds) - started on Kartik 2078

     e. Pediatric intensive care unit (8 beds)  

8) Emergency - Separate pediatric emergency services with the capacity of 7 beds

9) Additional services -

1. Dialysis (Peritoneal dialysis and Hemodialysis)
2. Pediatric HIV care and treatment services (ART clinic, counselling sessions, In-patient care and OPD follow ups)
3. Free bed services for poor patients
4. Providing medication and investigation for poor patients through Indra -Jawahar fund.