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All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health

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All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health (AIIH&PH) is a pioneering Indian institute for research and training in public health and allied sciences in Kolkata. It was established on 30 December 1932 with assistance from the Rockefeller Foundation. It functions under Director General of Health Services, New Delhi, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India and is now affiliated with West Bengal University of Health Sciences, established in 2003.It also has a rural training centre in Singur and urban training centre in Chetla.In 1943, in borehole latrine was developed by AIIH&PH in collaboration with the Rockefeller Foundation.

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All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health
Badal Dutta Street, Kolkata Tiretta (Kolkata)

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