History of healthcare in Hyderabad

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In 1595, then ruler of Hyderabad Quli Qutb Shah had established Dar-ul-Shifa. This was the first hospital in Hyderabad. Dar-ul-Shifa is no longer a hospital and has been converted into '' Aashurkhana''. The age of modern medicare for subjects of Hyderabad started in 1886 with the establishment of

Osmania General Hospital Osmania General Hospital (OGH) is one of the oldest hospitals in India located at Afzal Gunj, Hyderabad. It is named after its founder – Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam of Hyderabad. It is run by the Government of Telangana, and is on ...

Healthcare today

The health care system in

Hyderabad, India Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

consists of 50

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hospitals, with bed facility of 5749, and the city has around 165 Private hospitals and up to 4000 clinics and Nursing Homes and 500 diagnostic centres, Total providing up to 12,000 bed spaces in general. The health scenario in Hyderabad is standardized and easily affordable than many other cities in India. The majority of residents prefer treatment at private health sector and the proportion of 28% of residents uses government facilities, The city is home to the age old

Osmania Medical College Osmania Medical College is a Government Medical College in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It was founded in 1846 by the 5th Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar, Afzal ud Dowla, Asaf Jah V. The college was originally affiliated to Osmania Universit ...

along with various private super specialty hospitals like

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and

Yashoda Hospitals Yashoda Hospitals is a chain of hospitals based in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It has branches in Somajiguda, Secunderabad, Malakpet, and in HITEC City, Hitec City. All of its branches are National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcar ...

among others The

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, is a non-profit

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headquartered in

Jubilee Hills Jubilee Hills is an affluent suburban neighbourhood in the western part of Hyderabad, Telangana. It is one of the most expensive commercial and residential locations in India with prime land prices fetching up to []. A tract of land in the cit ...

, Hyderabad dedicated to raising cardiovascular health awareness among the South Asian population. The government offers a social safety net in the form of Aarogyasri which provides free healthcare to qualified people.

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