By Momtaz Begum, Nursing Officer at icddr,b Hospital In November 2010, my life took an unexpected turn when I was selected, alongside my colleague, Nursing Officer Ms Cathrine Costa, to join an emergency response team in Haiti. The country was in the grip of a devastating cholera outbreak, and we were part of an eight-member
The barge was a floating prison. The British rulers once used this barge to detain river pirates when captured. It was used as a floating prison. Since 1964, this has been in use for icddr,b’s cholera treatment and health research lab. Several renowned public health scientist of the present world have stayed and experimented in
