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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Using hospital visits to promote sanitation and limit the spread of cholera: The CHoBI7 trial
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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The genetics of malaria treatment
Malaria was once prevalent across the world and it wasn’t until the mid-20th century that the disease was eliminated in the rich countries of Europe and North America. Sadly, it remains a major problem across the Global South. According to the WHO, there were 212 million cases of malaria worldwide in 2015. Even though the
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What is the financial toll of common childhood illness?
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
