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ICDDR,B Grant 2006-11 (Core Funding)
Start Date: 01/08/2006
End Date: 01/06/2011
DFID Programme: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh
Funding Department: Research and Evidence Division
Lead Institute: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Centre for Health and Population Research (ICDDRB)
Contact Names: Dr Alejandro Cravioto (Executive Director)
Project URLs:
http://www.icddrb.org/
Regions: Asia, Southern Asia
Countries: Bangladesh
Objectives:
To develop and promote realistic and cost effective solutions to major health, population and nutrition problems of the poor.
Progress and Impact:
Recent studies from the Centre on the health benefits of zinc promise exciting results. In relevant trials, providing zinc for 10 days in addition to ORS for every child with diarrhoea has reduced overall mortality by 50%. The strategy developed and tested at the Centre has been adopted by WHO and UNICEF. Major impact on cholera epidemics in Bangladesh so that nationally there are far lower mortality rates.ICDDR,B has made impressive strides in the development of a gender-sensitive culture throughout the organization; this has become a point of pride for many staff, and relative to Bangladesh may constitute a model for domestic (national) policy development.
Joint reporting and monitoring has been agreed with all the centre’s donors.
Total Cost to DFID:
£7,500,000
Aries Code: 112118
MIS Number: 733637035