Majeedia Hospital

Description

Majeedia Hospital is a recognized hospital in the modern and the Unani system of medicine It houses 150 beds for the patients In one year about 84000 patients are attended in the OPD One of the major achievement of the Hospital is the establishment of 6 bed well equipped Intensive Care Unit ICU for the patient care OPD attendance is on the increase every year Free OPD facilities are provided to University Students and to the teaching and Nonteaching staff and their family members The hospital has registered an overall improvement in respect of facilities and health care The hospital also caters to the training of the students of Faculty of Medicine Unani and Faculty of Nursing Free healthcheckup camps are also organized by the Hospital

History

The history of Jamia Hamdard begins with the establishment of a small Unani clinic in the year 1906 by Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed one of the wellknown practitioners of Unani System of Medicine of his time Hakeem Hafiz Abdul Majeed had a vision of making the practice of Unani Medicine into a scientific discipline so that Unani medicines could be dispensed in a more efficacious manner to patients He gave the name quotHamdardquot to his venture which means quotsympathy for all and sharing of painquot His illustrious son Hakeem Abdul Hameed carried forward the philosophy and objectives of Hamdard in independent India Even at the time of partition of India in 1947 Hakeem Abdul Hameed was dreaming of setting up a complex of educational institutions which would concentrate on highlighting the contribution of Islam and Islamic culture to Indian civilization and development of Unani medicines for curing diseases

On 22 Shawwal 1367 Hijri corresponding to 28th August 1948 Hamdard which was a commercial enterprise at that time was converted into a Wakf with the object of giving effect to Islamic teachings of public charity including health and education In 1964 Hamdard National Foundation was created with a view to receive and disburse the profits earned by Hamdard Wakf Laboratories Hamdard National Foundation was to take up charitable causes in the areas of education medical relief and the advancement of knowledge consistent with the principles of the true teachings of Islam

For setting up a complex of research and educational institutions Hakeem Abdul Hameed purchased a piece of land in Tughlaqabad area of South Delhi which was hardly inhabited in those times In order to implement and execute the objects of Wakf as enshrined in the Wakf deed Hakeem Abdul Hameed and his Muslim associates established several institutions for teaching and research as given below

In 1962 Hakeem Abdul Hameed set up the Institute of History of Medicine and Medical Research with the object of promoting education and research in the history of medicine besides appraising the principles of medicine

In 1963 Hakeem Abdul Hameed and his Muslim friends and associates set up Indian Institute of Islamic Studies with a view to promote the study of Islamic Culture and Civilization especially its contribution to Indian society and culture

In 1963 Hamdard Tibbi College was set up in Gali Qasim Jaan Old Delhi It was later shifted to Jamia Hamdard Campus in 1980 to provide education in Unani Medicine to students so that the heritage of Unani Medicine largely available in Arabic and Persian is passed on to the students of next generation

In 1972 Hamdard College of Pharmacy was set up with the objective of providing education and training in all branches of pharmacy
The year 1989 saw the fulfilment of the dream of Hakeem Abdul Hameed when Jamia Hamdard was given the status of Deemed to be University by the Ministry of Human Resource Development on 10th May 1989 All the above named institutions set up by Hakeem Abdul Hameed and his friends and associates were amalgamated into Jamia Hamdard In a brief period of only ten years Jamia Hamdard has evolved into an institution fulfilling the objects of the wakf which has funded it

It was a day of great joy for Hakeem Abdul Hameed founder and the moving spirit behind all the institutions promoted by Hamdard and his large number of friends and associates As a means of thanking the Almighty Allah for His guidance to its founder and his associates Jamia Hamdard adopted a Seal with the following ayat from Sura alJuma from the Holy Quran

This verse is translated as under

quothe The Prophet may peace be upon him instructs them in the Book And Wisdom

Since the founding of Jamia Hamdard this ayat from the Holy Quran is a source of inspiration and guidance for those connected with Jamia Hamdard management and administration

Jamia Hamdard was inaugurated by Late Shri Rajiv Gandhi on August 01 1989 In his impressive speech the Prime Minister lauded the efforts of Hakeem Abdul Hameed in setting up institutions of learning which were emerging in the form of a quotDeemed to be Universityquot He said quotThis will enable the Muslim minority to go forward and help India to march forwardquot

Contribution of Hakeem Abdul Hameed to promote the cause of education health and social service was acknowledged by the Government of India in 1965 when he was awarded Padma Shri for his valuable contribution and for his personal qualities of sacrifice devotion and commitment to the cause of education He was also awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1991 The services rendered by Hakeem Abdul Hameed to the cause of education of Muslims have been acknowledged not only in India but in other countries too

Jamia Hamdard was conceived as a seat of higher learning in Unani Medicine Islamic Studies Biosciences Pharmacy Nursing and other areas of knowledge by its founder as a means of fulfilling the objects of the wakf Over a period of last ten years Jamia Hamdard has emerged as an outstanding institution of higher learning with distinct and focused academic programmes Graduate programme in Information Technology and Computer Applications and Postgraduate programmes in Information Technology Computer Applications Business Management Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy have been started in the last few years Undergraduate programmes in Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy are being introduced from this year Jamia Hamdard offers postgraduate and doctoral programmes in several disciplines for which advanced facilities are available