Internship Report on ICDDR,B Library

Abstract

icddr,b is an international public health research center dedicated to tackling major health challenges facing people living in poverty in its host country, Bangladesh, and other low-income countries around the world. Originally icddr,b was established to develop realistic and scalable interventions for cholera and other diarrheal diseases. An estimated 50 million lives have been saved globally over the past 40 years because to the discovery and development of zinc treatment and oral rehydration solution (ORS) by icddr,b, primarily among children under the age of five. Over time, icddr,b’s research agenda has evolved to encompass maternal and child health, nutrition, vaccine sciences, other communicable diseases including HIV & AIDS, the health consequences of climate change and the control of chronic diseases. In the global South, the icddr,b is currently one of the premier institutions for excellence and innovation in public health research. 16 health experts and researchers from industrialized and developing nations is made up the icddr,b board of trustees. It is the only institute conducting worldwide health research that is situated in a developing nation. The centre’s vision and programmatic priorities are set out in the new Strategic Plan that expires in 2022.