CSS Nursing Institute

Bangladesh is far behind in the ratio between patients, and their nurses, when compared to other neighboring countries, thereby hampering proper and timely healthcare. Bangladesh also falls behind in maintaining the minimum required number of nurses for every 10,000 population as set by the World Health Organization. So, a demand for qualified nurses is always there in our healthcare facilities. Nursing is seen as an honorable profession and there are huge employment opportunities in Bangladesh and worldwide especially for the unemployed girls and women if properly trained. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought forth some extreme realities for nurses worldwide. As a community, nurses have come forward and put themselves on the front line, providing care to those who need it the most, often putting themselves at risk.

Responding to the shortage of nurses, and to create employment opportunities for underprivileged youth, CSS, with the approval from Bangladesh Nursing Council, inaugurated a Nursing Institute at Tilok, Rupsha within the campus of Reverend Abdul Wadud Memorial Hospital, a 100-bed hospital and a healthcare project of CSS. The institute offers government certified 3-year diploma in Nursing science and Midwifery for the girls from disadvantaged communities with a minimum qualification of Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C). In line with the philanthropic mission of CSS, the Nursing Institute provides scholarship for poor but meritorious students. In order to ensure accommodation and housing facilities for the students, a girls’ hostel has been constructed next to the institute building.