Lady Dufferin Hospital

Lady Dufferin Hospital is located in Karachi, Sindh, and it is the largest women's hospital in Pakistan. The hospital, which was completed in 1898, was named after the British peeress Lady Dufferin. Benazir Bhutto, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, gave bith to a girl in the hospital in 1990.

Donations

Seth Edulji Dinshaw contributed a sum of Rs. 50,000/- for is establishmentJehangir Framroze Punthakey, "The Karachi Zoroastrian Calendar, A record of Important Events in the Growth of the Parsi Community in Karachi", Karachi, (1996) p. 100]

Foundation laying ceremony

The foundation laying ceremony was performed on 12th November 1894 by Lady Elgin.Jehangir Framroze Punthakey, "The Karachi Zoroastrian Calendar, A record of Important Events in the Growth of the Parsi Community in Karachi", Karachi, (1996) p. 100]

In 1915, Dr. Elizabeth Stephens Imprey was appointed the new head of the hospital, but she never made it to Karachi from England. She boarded the P & O liner "SS Persia" as a first class passenger in Tilbury, London. The ship was sunk off Crete's coast by a German submarine on December 30, 1915. More than 340 passengers drowned, including Dr. Imprey.

Features

Initially, a ward in this hospital was kept specifically for Parsis.Jehangir Framroze Punthakey, "The Karachi Zoroastrian Calendar, A record of Important Events in the Growth of the Parsi Community in Karachi", Karachi, (1996) p. 100] In January 1917, the Virbaijee Maternity Wing was opened. [Jehangir Framroze Punthakey, "The Karachi Zoroastrian Calendar, A record of Important Events in the Growth of the Parsi Community in Karachi", Karachi, (1996) p. 101]

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