Fellowship Training and Field Experience on Nutrition and Health

Abstract

It was estimated that diarrhea and malnutrition an underline cause of about 60% childhood death. Bangladesh is a country where most of the children are suffering from malnutrition. ICDDR, B is working on this major problem and they are trying to reduce the malnutrition and mortality rate in Bangladesh. This report is prepared for describe the working system of ICDDR, B. Role of ICDDR, B to heal the vulnerable group or the mass people. The invention oral rehydration solution for diarrheal patient is saving more 50% mortality rate in Bangladesh. ICDDR, B also work to cure acute malnutrition, providing them (patients) different therapeutic diet at low cost to improve their nutritional status. ICDDR, B has breast-feeding counselling center, children who do not get proper breast milk or mothers are not providing breast milk to their children due to some problem, there breastfeeding counsellor counselling them. By following these protocols ICDDR, B has reduced the 50% mortality of children in Bangladesh.