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 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
The Telegraph reports: How Bangladesh took on a global killer with the world's only diarrhoeal disease hospital
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
Published in Nature Disease Primer, a recent review co-authored by icddr,b researchers suggests that rising sea temperature caused by climate change may be favouring the incidence of different vibrio-related diseases, including diarrhoeal diseases, invasive illness caused by some virulent Vibrio species as well as wound infections and gastroenteritis caused by others types of Vibrio species.
The pathogen Cryptosporidium is a major cause of childhood diarrhea in low- and middle-income countries. New findings from a study with icddr,b suggest that some children with Cryptosporidium infection experienced growth faltering without the usual symptoms of diarrhoea, dehydration and coughing.
icddr,b has been advocating breastfeeding of newborns, offering counselling services at the breastfeeding clinic in the Dhaka hospital. It is the only facility of this kind in the city, providing re-lactation therapy for mothers through one-on-one sessions as well as group counselling.
H E Charlotta Schlyter, Swedish Ambassador to Bangladesh and Ms Carin Zetterlund, First Secretary and Deputy Head of Development, SIDA visited icddr,b and discussed icddr,b’s partnership with Sweden in health with the senior leadership. icddr,b's role in the Rohingya crisis was also discussed, followed by a visit to icddr,b genomics facility, immunology, vaccinology, clinical laboratories and Dhaka hospital.
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.
