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  • Using hospital visits to promote sanitation and limit the spread of cholera: The CHoBI7 trial

    icddr,b communications October 15, 2017     No Comment     Infectious Diseases, WASH

    Deadly diarrhoeal diseases like cholera usually spread through water contaminated with the faeces of affected individuals. Contaminated public drinking water acts as the medium of contagion, rapidly infecting thousands in crowded cities. These diseases can kill people through severe dehydration, and research has shown that repeated episodes of diarrhoea can cause chronic malnutrition and wasting.

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  • What is the financial toll of common childhood illness?

    icddr,b communications September 7, 2017     No Comment     Infectious Diseases, Vaccines

    In Bangladesh, training experts to determine what a bout of diarrhoea, measles, or pneumonia truly costs – and better evaluate investments in vaccines By Md. Jasim Uddin While vaccines are widely regarded as one of the most cost-effective public health interventions we still lack evidence on the broader economic impact of vaccines, including the costs

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  • icddr,b signs MOU with International Centre for Climate Change and Development

    icddr,b communications July 23, 2017     No Comment     Climate Change, Events

    icddr,b’s Initiative for Climate Change and Health has teamed up with the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) to facilitate collaborative research and interactive learning platform on climate change and relevant health issues. Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on 23 July 2017, the two centres will work to raise awareness on

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  • icddr,b shares findings from Gavi’s work in Bangladesh

    icddr,b communications March 23, 2017     No Comment     Events

    icddr,b hosted a dissemination seminar on ‘Gavi Full Country Evaluations (FCE) in Bangladesh’ to share Gavi’s ongoing work on immunisation  and health systems strengthening in Bangladesh. icddr,b is part of a consortium including Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance in Bangladesh with Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), PATH and other collaborators. Findings from a number

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  • icddr,b initiates measure to strengthen health journalism in Matlab

    icddr,b communications January 31, 2017     No Comment     Events

    To address the challenges and opportunities of health reporting, icddr,b communications team, in association with the Chandpur Press Club, organised a ‘Journalist Meet’ last week at Matlab, home of the longest-running Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) in the developing world. Health reporting is considered to be one of journalism’s most complex and important areas. It

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Global Health Insights is an icddr,b produced and curated blog that brings to light the motivation behind the science. All opinions expressed in these articles belong to the authors and are not endorsed by icddr,b.

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icddr,b is a Bangladesh-based international health research institute that strives to solve key public health problems through high quality scientific research and innovation. Policy makers and practitioners utilise our evidence and expertise to improve health outcomes and prevent premature death and disability worldwide. Established more than 50 years ago, we continue to provide life-saving services to the people of Bangladesh, and to nurture the next generation of global health leaders.

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