icddr,b
$12,800,000.00 CAD
- 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.
In plain English AI-generated
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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