Institute of Child Health, Benin University

Organisation type: 
Academic
Support type: 
SO non-financial
The Institute of Child Health (ICH) is a centre for child health research, training and provision of child health services. It came into existence in 1972 as the fourth unit (after the faculties of sciences, engineering and medicine and pharmacy) in the then Institute of Technology now University of Benin. Currently it is one of the components of the College of Medical Sciences; the others being the School of Medicine, School of Dentistry and the School of Basic Medical Sciences. The administrative building of the ICH is located within the College of Medical Sciences Complex while it has operational units and offices on the ground floor of the Oba Akenzua Complex in the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City.