Health and demographic surveillance in Matlab: past, present and future

Abstract

The ICDDR,B is supported by countries and agencies which share its concern for the health problem of the developing countries. Current donors include: the aid agencies of the Governments of Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States; International organizations, including Arab Gulf Fund, European Union, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),and the World Health Organization(WHO); private foundations, including Aga Khan Foundation, Child Health Foundation (CHF), Ford Foundation, Population Council, Rockfeller Foundation, Thrasher Research Foundation, and the George Mason Foundation; and other organizations, including Helen Keller International, International Atomic Energy Agency, International Development Research Centre, Karolinska Institute, London School and Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, National Institute of Health (NIH), RAND Corporation and others.