Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security and development for which the environment is recognised as an important actor. It is estimated that the annual AMR attributed death toll will reach 10 million by 2050. Poultry is a key driver of AMR in its transmission between the outdoor
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World AIDS Day 2017: icddr,b initiatives in response to HIV prevention in Bangladesh
The Programme for HIV and AIDS under the Infectious Diseases Division at icddr,b provides good quality HIV prevention services to vulnerable populations at risk of HIV infection, this has been made possible by working with the Government of Bangladesh (GoB), donors, NGOs and CBOs. Bangladesh is a country with a concentrated HIV epidemic, having a
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Poor sanitation and hygiene underlie the persistence of childhood wasting in Bangladesh
Few images communicate the systemic poverty of the developing world as starkly as photos of wasting children. Scientifically, wasting is defined as a weight-for-height score that is two standard deviations below the WHO growth standard – but this dry, technical definition can hardly communicate the horror of children that have been undernourished to such an
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Addressing the role of men in intimate partner violence
“Gender-based violence is perhaps the most widespread and socially tolerated of human rights violations” – UNFPA State of World Population 2015 The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, observed annually on 25 November, marks the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence (concluding on 10 December – Human
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Understanding risk factors for stroke death in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has come a long way in improving its health indicators over the last 40 years. The achievements in the health sector were made possible due to the priority given to communicable diseases by both the Government of Bangladesh as well as non-government organisations. However, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, chronic respiratory
