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ICDDR,B

The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), established in December 1978, conducts health, nutrition, population and diarrhoeal diseases research; offers training programmes and courses; provides clinical services; and disseminates information. The Centre works in collaboration with partners from academic and research institutions throughout the world.

With the changing trend in the world scenario in health and population over the years, ICDDR,B has expanded its activities to address some of the most critical global health needs.

Contact Information

ICDDR,B
GPO Box 128
Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh

Phone: +880 2 8811751 (10 lines)
Fax: +880 2 9899225
E-mail: pthorpe@icddrb.org
Website: http://www.icddrb.org

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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, vaccine sciences. The Centre has a cross-cultural environment with 95% local staff that includes researchers, medical officers, administrators, and health workers, and 5% international staff primarily from academic and research institutions engaged in global health research. Currently, there are about 1700 regular staff at the Centre.

Since 1978, the Centre has shared its knowledge and techniques by training more than 20,000 health professionals from over 78 countries of the world. Various courses provide practical training in hospital management of diarrhoeal diseases, epidemiology, biostatistics, family planning, demographic surveillance, and child survival strategies.

The Centre's activities are supported by about 55 donor countries and organizations, including Government of Bangladesh, UN specialized agencies, foundations, universities, research institutes and private sector organizations and companies that share the Centre's concern for the health problems of developing countries and 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.

More information can be found at www.icddrb.org.