ICDDR,B
The logo of the ICDDR,B
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| Abbreviation | icddrb |
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| Motto | Knowledge for Global life saving solutions |
| Formation | 1960 |
| Purpose | Diarrhoeal Disease Research |
| Headquarters | Dhaka |
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| Coordinates | 23°46′35.04″N 90°23′59.27″E / 23.7764000°N 90.3997972°ECoordinates: 23°46′35.04″N 90°23′59.27″E / 23.7764000°N 90.3997972°E |
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Executive Director
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John D. Clemens,MD |
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Notable researchers
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Dilip Mahalanabis Colin Munro MacLeod Richard A. Cash David R. Nalin |
| Website | www |
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Formerly called
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Pakistan-SEATO Cholera Research Laboratory |
The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) is an international health research organisation located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dedicated to saving lives through research and treatment, icddr,b addresses some of the most critical health concerns facing the world today, ranging from improving neonatal survival to HIV/AIDS. In collaboration with academic and research institutions over the world, icddr,b conducts research, training and extension activities, as well as programme-based activities, to develop and share knowledge for global lifesaving solutions.
icddr,b is one of the leading research institutes in Bangladesh, releasing, according to the Thomson Reuters Web of Science, 18 percent of the country's publications.
icddr,b has a mix of national and international staff, including public health scientists, laboratory scientists, clinicians, nutritionists, epidemiologists, demographers, social and behavioural scientists, IT professionals, and experts in emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, and vaccine sciences.
icddr,b is supported by about 55 donor countries and organisations, including the Government of Bangladesh, UN specialised agencies, foundations, universities, research institutes and private sector organisations and companies that share the Centre's concern for the health problems of developing countries and who value its proven experience in helping solve those problems. The Centre is governed by a distinguished multinational Board of Trustees comprising 17 members from all over the world.
icddr,b has its roots in the Pakistan-SEATO Cholera Research Laboratory formed in 1960. When Bangladesh became independent in 1971, activities were scaled down because of fund flow through Islamabad was not possible. Subsequently, a bilateral agreement was signed by Bangladesh and USAID for direct fund flow to the organisation. Until 1978, there were number research accomplishments such as ORS, Patho-Physiology of shigellosis, Rotavirus, uplifting family planning program etc. In 1978 proposal by an international group of scientists was put forward to elevate the organisation to an international research centre. The organisation was established in its current form via an ordinance promulgated by the President and then that was ratified in parliament in 1979. The Centre has, among its other accomplishments, played a major role in the discovery and implementation of oral rehydration therapy for the treatment of diarrhoea and cholera. Oral rehydration therapy is thought to have saved over 40 million people worldwide.
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