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A new study from icddr,b scientists and collaborators examines possible negative effects of fluoride exposure on childhood cognitive development in a cohort of children from rural Bangladesh.

🫀New ACC/AHA/ACEP/NAEMSP/SCAI guidelines now recommend flu vaccination (Class 1, Level A) to prevent major heart complications in the USA!🇺🇸 💉icddr,b contributed key evidence through the Influenza Vaccination after Myocardial Infarction (IAMI) trial.🔗ahajournals.org/doi/epub/10.11…

Friendship’s 3-tier healthcare model is tackling health inequity in remote riverine Bangladesh—floating hospitals, satellite clinics & community medic-aides. Thanks to @icddr,b for featuring our 23-year journey! 🔗 bit.ly/3vzu3Ww #friendshipngo #healthcare #icddrb

An icddr,b case report describes successful treatment of a patient with the highly fatal (10-50%) bacterial disease melioidosis. The patient had admitted with left knee pain and fever for 7 days, and was treated with doxycycline and later cotrimoxazole. cutt.ly/erg83oe2

Yesterday, a roundtable discussion on childhood nutrition in 🇧🇩 was held by The Daily Star & icddr,b. Nutrition & public health experts highlighted urgent action to reduce stunting, wasting, anaemia, low birth weight & childhood overweight & boost exclusive breastfeeding.

icddr,b launches #NGS-based #CancerDiagnostics in #Bangladesh starting on 24 April! Faster, accurate, affordable testing with results in under 2 weeks. Dr. Tahmeed Ahmed: “This service promises hope, trust, and better outcomes for all.” 👉Learn more: icddrb.org/press-releases…

🇧🇩🦟New hope for #dengue control in #Bangladesh: Researchers developed #Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes adapted to #Dhaka, paving the way for safe biological control. Promising for arboviral diseases? icddrb.org/press-releases… #Dengue"

👏Dr Tahmeed Ahmed of icddr,b is on the 2025 #TIME100HEALTH list!🌍 He says: “This recognition… should remind us to invest not in war, but in science, equity, and the dignity of human life.” 📰 time.com/collections/ti… TIME #GlobalHealth #Bangladesh

🥂At the TIME 100 Impact Dinner, Dr. Tahmeed Ahmed reminded the world why treating malnutrition is not just about food—it’s about restoring human dignity. 🔗Watch the full toast: youtu.be/xt9D4kIpKO0?si…

Simple and inexpensive interventions aimed at making changes in how Bangladesh’s informal brink kilns operate could dramatically cut emissions and boost profits for producers, according to a new Science study. The findings may offer a scalable model for tackling pollution in

A recent Letter in The BMJ advocates for strengthening of local health information systems, in light of recent shifts in global health funding. cutt.ly/Xrx2bfYt

A The Lancet study — by a global team including icddr,b — reported that the global prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents rose from 2% (23 million) in 1990 to 6.9% (93 million) in 2021, and is projected to rise to 15.6% (186 million) by 2050. cutt.ly/Vrx9c1SL

Day-care management of childhood severe pneumonia — which involves treatment during daytime hours, as opposed to inpatient hospitalization except for cases with hypoxemia/no improvement — is an accessible and low-cost approach in resource-poor settings. cutt.ly/8rx3vIpm

"A study finds stacking bricks differently could help this county fight air pollution" NPR Goats & Soda Coverage of icddr,b / Stanford University study with Nina Brooks, Moogdho Mahzab Open Philanthropy Stanford Impact Labs J-PAL, Stanford Woods Institute & many others npr.org/sections/goats…

A CHAMPS study reports that cytomegalovirus is an important contributor to infant deaths across 7 LMICs (including Bangladesh), occurring in the causal pathway to death in 13.1% of young infants (28-90 days) and 9.7% of older infants (90-365 days). cutt.ly/yrx9X8xa

3 out of 4 women lack sufficient sexual and reproductive health knowledge (on STDs, contraception, and safe/unsafe abortion) among women in urban slums who experienced abortion, a new icddr,b-led study reports. cutt.ly/Mrx92Oz8

Women experiencing intimate partner violence in urban slums of Bangladesh commonly seek healthcare and moral support from local dispensaries and informal sources, instead of mental health professionals — a new qualitative study in PLOS Global Public Health reports. cutt.ly/Drx3uC5p

Dr Tahmeed Ahmed met Chief Adviser of the Government of Bangladesh & Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus today. Prof Yunus called icddr,b a “matter of national pride” and urged stronger use of its research to achieve the #SDGs 📰 Read more: icddrb.org/news/dr-tahmee… #TIME100HEALTH #icddrb #GlobalHealth

Today, H.E. Ajit Singh & Ed Cabrera from Canada in Bangladesh visited #icddrb, congratulated Dr Tahmeed on his #TIME100Health honour, toured Dhaka Hospital, and celebrated 🇨🇦🤝🇧🇩 6 decades of collaboration. 🗨️ “Real honour & privilege.” 🗨️ “Always in awe of the work done here.”

Witnessing malnourished children suffer at icddr,b, Dr Tahmeed found his calling in nutrition. Now, the first Bangladeshi Executive Director of icddr,b, is on the 'TIME’s 100 Health' list for leading fight against malnutrition. Read his inspiring story: en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/l0z…