icddr,b

$12,800,000.00 CAD

≈ $0.31 for every person in Canada ≈ 166 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
Recipient country
Bangladesh
Fiscal year
2007-2008
Agreement period
December 4, 2007 – February 27, 2012
Project status
Closed
Reference
CA-3-A033402001

Published purpose

The project provides institutional support to the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Bangladesh (ICDDR, B - a non-profit, international research, service and training institute, with a strong international reputation). The project contributes towards health research to combat a variety of different diseases, training, and the provision of health and population services appropriate to the needs of the poor, in particular women and children. It aims to increase their access to those services with the objective of reducing maternal and infant mortality and improving the nutritional status of infants. The research aims to identify the inter-relation between diseases and poverty, as well as strategies for cost-effective measures of disease prevention, treatment, and management.

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This project provides institutional support to the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Bangladesh for health research, training, and services aimed at reducing maternal and infant mortality and improving nutrition among poor women and children.

Category: Health Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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