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  • Engaging private sector to achieve universal health coverage

    Shafiul Khan June 11, 2018     No Comment     Events, UHC

    To undertake policy analysis on emerging health issues in Bangladesh and promote discussions on evidence-informed health policy process for improved health outcomes, a health policy dialogue titled “Engaging Private Sector to Achieve Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh” took place at the CIRDAP Auditorium, Chameli House, Topkhana road, Dhaka on 28 April 2018. This dialogue was

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  • icddr,b library supports cutting-edge health research

    icddr,b communications May 30, 2018     No Comment     Events, Health Information

    icddr,b library is a modern and vibrant library and information centre equipped with the most advanced tools and information technology for collecting, processing, and storing information. Publication in peer-reviewed scientific literature is a key indicator of quality, and an important step in the dissemination of new scientific information. A Research4Life case study recently featured how

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  • How far is Bangladesh from eliminating obstetric fistula?

    Liza Talukder May 23, 2018     No Comment     MNCH

    For many women, giving birth is an astounding experience. However, for those in developing countries giving birth can also bring death or cause lifelong ill-health or morbidity due to  unsafe conditions without proper medical attention. Globally, the true burden of maternal morbidity is unknown, however, it is estimated that for every maternal death, 20 to

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  • USAID Bangladesh team visits icddr,b

    icddr,b communications May 13, 2018     No Comment     Events

    This week, a delegation from USAID Bangladesh visited icddr,b to experience the organisation’s pioneering and successful journey since inception and learn more about the USAID’s Research for Decision Makers (RDM) Activity, a five-year implementation research project that icddr,b has been implementing since May 2017. The RDM Activity aims at generating evidence and promoting the use

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  • AI detects patterns of gut microbes for cholera risk

    icddr,b communications May 9, 2018     No Comment     Infectious Diseases

    Duke University Researchers from Duke University, Massachusetts General Hospital and icddr,b used machine learning algorithms to spot patterns within communities of bacteria living in the human gut that no human would ever be able to pick out. These patterns could indicate who among the approximately one billion people around the globe at risk of cholera

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