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icddr,b is working to prevent disease outbreak among the Rohingya people seeking refuge in Bangladesh
Physicians and nurses from war-torn Yemen visit icddr,b to learn tackling cholera outbreaks
Ban Ki-moon endorses icddr,b’s work
CNN reports: icddr,b's bubble CPAP with a simple bottle safeguards children with pneumonia
Diarrhoea-causing pathogens in city sludge show resistance to last-resort antibiotic widely used in Bangladesh poultry industry
Our Annual Report showcases a year of innovative discoveries, research excellence and global health solutions
In some rural regions of Bangladesh, one in every three people with high blood pressure, known as hypertension, have a greater chance of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), suggests the COBRA-BPS (Control of Blood Pressure and Risk Attenuation – Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) multi-country study with icddr,b.
According to an icddr,b finding, patients' demand for antibiotics and sellers’ willingness to provide play key roles behind the unrestricted sale of antibiotics. Around 33% of pharmacies surveyed were not licensed while only 11% of drug sellers had received pharmacy training.
Breastfed children have at least six times greater chance of surviving in the early months than non-breastfed babies. Researchers at icddr,b explored the factors which influence breastfeeding within one hour of delivery, conducting one of the few direct observation studies.
Swedish Ambassador to Bangladesh H E Charlotta Schlyter, Ms Carin Zetterlund, First Secretary/Deputy Head of Development Section and Ms Lena Nordström, Head of Staff MoFA visited icddr,b’s Matlab field site - one of the developing world’s richest, most comprehensive and longest-running data resources.
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.
