Icddr, B
Department of Public Health & Informatics Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka. DEMOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENT Submitted by: Dr. Md. Anwar Sadat Discipline : Epidemiology Course : MPH Session : July, 2012
Submitted to: Dr. Fariha Haseen
Field visit no. 2
Date of visit: 04/11/2012
Name of the institute: icddr;b
Type of the organization: Dedicated to saving lives, icddr,b is an international health research organization located in Bangladesh. Through translation of research into treatment, training and policy advocacy icddr,b addresses some of the most critical health concerns facing the world today.
Establishment:1960-Cholera Research Laboratory established in Pakistan 1963-Matlab field station started 1966-Demographic Surveillance (DSS) established 1968-First successful clinical trials of oral rehydration solution (ORS) 1978-Government of Bangladesh with an Ordinance recognized icddr’b 1978-Trained over 27,000 health professionals from 78 countries 2003-Renewal for another 25 years 2010-Celebration of 50th anniversary
Vision:
Healthier people better lives through evidence based solution
Mission:
They help solve significant public health challenges facing the people of Bangladesh and beyond, especially the most vulnerable, through the generation of knowledge and its translation into policy and practice
Goals and Objectives: icddr,b translates
Submitted to: Dr. Fariha Haseen
Field visit no. 2
Date of visit: 04/11/2012
Name of the institute: icddr;b
Type of the organization: Dedicated to saving lives, icddr,b is an international health research organization located in Bangladesh. Through translation of research into treatment, training and policy advocacy icddr,b addresses some of the most critical health concerns facing the world today.
Establishment:1960-Cholera Research Laboratory established in Pakistan 1963-Matlab field station started 1966-Demographic Surveillance (DSS) established 1968-First successful clinical trials of oral rehydration solution (ORS) 1978-Government of Bangladesh with an Ordinance recognized icddr’b 1978-Trained over 27,000 health professionals from 78 countries 2003-Renewal for another 25 years 2010-Celebration of 50th anniversary
Vision:
Healthier people better lives through evidence based solution
Mission:
They help solve significant public health challenges facing the people of Bangladesh and beyond, especially the most vulnerable, through the generation of knowledge and its translation into policy and practice
Goals and Objectives: icddr,b translates