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?
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
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
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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Satellites and cell phones form a cholera early-warning system
A new initiative combines satellite data with ground observations to assess and predict the risk of cholera outbreaks in Bangladesh’s vulnerable populations. By Ali S. Akanda, Sonia Aziz, Antarpreet Jutla, Anwar Huq, Munirul Alam, Gias U. Ahsan, and Rita Colwell. Originally published on Earth & Space Science News Cholera, an acute waterborne diarrheal illness, poses a major
