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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
ACCA Approved Employer – Trainee Development, Platinum – icddr,b is the first and only research organisation or public body in Bangladesh to receive this award.
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.
A new breakthrough review by icddr,b scientists suggests that the cholera bacteria take shelter inside certain types of cyanobacteria (phytoplankton) also known as the blue-green algae that make water bodies such as the ocean look blue.
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.
icddr,b Executive Director, Prof John D Clemens; Deputy Executive Director, Syed Monjurul Islam; Senior Director, IDD, Prof Allen D. Ross; and Senior Scientist, Dr Rubhana Raqib paid a courtesy visit to Dr Md Abdur Razzak, Honourable Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on 29 August 2019 at the Bangladesh Secretariat.
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.
October 19
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:...
