Through a series of economic reforms in the 1980s, Bangladesh successfully established an export-oriented ready-made garment (RMG) industry which has made significant contributions of the country’s economic growth. This sector earns 82 per cent of total export income, contributing 18 per cent to the country’s GDP. The rapid growth of the industry has placed Bangladesh
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icddr,b malaria research team expands remit of work
Researchers working on malaria research at icddr,b have recently worked on a number of important studies in malaria-endemic regions including on enzyme-deficiency which affects over 400 million people worldwide. The recent studies, published in BMC Research Notes and in PLoS One, shed light on further insights into Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD deficiency). It is an
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icddr,b and partners explore pathways of antibiotic use in Bangladesh and ways to intervene
A new study with icddr,b and collaborators is looking at how antibiotics are used by people in Bangladesh for illness in humans and also for their livestock and animals. In collaboration with Loughborough University, Durham University and the University of Bristol, UK the study, titled Pathways of antibiotic use in Bangladesh (PAUSE) has identified important
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icddr,b-backed mobile app to notify TB cases
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. The mobile app named
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Locally-produced dipstick found effective in detecting cholera
A locally-produced dipstick named Cholkit may help in rapid, early and effective diagnosis of cholera in Bangladesh and beyond, suggests new icddr,b findings. icddr,b scientists in partnership with Incepta Pharmaceuticals have developed the dipstick which went through a rigorous three-year research and development process. Findings from a field evaluation of Cholkit have recently been published
