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
Watch icddr,b receiving 2017 Hilton Humanitarian Prize
Support the world’s largest diarrhoeal disease hospital
Working to avert disease outbreaks in the Rohingya community seeking refuge in Bangladesh
Physicians and nurses from war-torn Yemen learn tackling cholera outbreaks
Ban Ki-moon endorses icddr,b’s work
icddr,b's bubble CPAP with a simple bottle safeguards children with pneumonia
Pathogens in city sludge show resistance to last-resort antibiotic widely used in poultry industry
Annual Report showcases a year of innovative discoveries, research excellence and global health solutions
C-section delivery cost is the greatest out-of-pocket (OOP) expense among all childbirth-related spending, especially for the less-wealthy people, suggests a recent icddr,b study. Universal Health Coverage (UHC) theme on this World Health Day restates that about 100 million people are pushed into extreme poverty each year because of OOP spending on health. With more C-sections taking place in Bangladesh, such OOP spending appears to be a challenge since the country aims to achieve UHC by 2032.
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.
This World TB Day, a new mhealth initiative led by Government of Bangladesh and icddr,b shows promise in improving the notification rate of (TB) cases to the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP). This improves the current system of notification that may leave patients without treatment who may as a result spread the disease further if untreated.
US Ambassador to Bangladesh H E Earl R Miller, in his first-ever visit to icddr,b today, learnt how its research and knowledge translation are helping to solve major public health problems facing the developing world.
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.
