We are an international health research institute based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Our research is addressing some of the world’s most pressing health challenges.
We aim to ensure that our evidence and experience is widely shared.
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icddr,b ED Prof John Clemens wins Prince Mahidol Award in public health jointly with Prof Jan Holmgren
icddr,b scientist Dr K Zaman wins 2019 Charles C. Shepard Science Award for the second time
Watch icddr,b receiving 2017 Hilton Humanitarian Prize
Working to avert disease outbreaks in the Rohingya community seeking refuge in Bangladesh
Recent endeavours in public health research
Ban Ki-moon endorses icddr,b’s work
icddr,b's bubble CPAP with a simple bottle safeguards children with pneumonia
Why are C-sections on the rise?
Support the world’s largest diarrhoeal disease hospital
Dengue, a viral infection spread by the infamous Aedes aegypti mosquito, is the fastest growing mosquito-borne disease in the world today. Over 15,000 people, primarily in Dhaka, have been infected with the mosquito-borne disease this year.
Non-medical individuals influence many women to opt for caesarian section (C-section) delivery despite their initial preference for vaginal delivery. Women may have very little knowledge about C-section and eventually little choice in the decision-making process.
In almost all societies, women's role in maintaining health and wellbeing of family members is more vital than men. However, maintaining childcare while providing for the family burdens many working mothers, and this might sometimes compromise children's wellbeing.
H E Robert Chatterton Dickson, British High Commissioner to Dhaka, visited icddr,b for the first time. He met the senior leadership and toured through the Dhaka hospital and clinical laboratories to observe how health innovations are put to the best use for people.
At the world’s largest diarrhoeal disease treatment facility, we provide treatment for over 200,000 patients free-of-charge. Find out how we do it.
September 16
D71 is a fellowship program focusing on enhancing capacity in Non Communicable Disease research among both clinicians and public health professionals of Bangladesh which is awarded by National...
November 22
Community Health Workers (CHWs) have been a powerful workforce in promoting health services as well as strengthening health systems around the world. As per WHO, Community health workers should...
January 28
The 15th ASCODD has been scheduled for Dhaka, Bangladesh during 28-30 January, 2020 with the theme of “Typhoid, Cholera, other enteric diseases and their relationship to nutritional disorders:...
