On January 3rd 2018 the World Health Organization declared the prequalification of a new typhoid conjugate vaccine specifically targeting low- and middle income countries. The news came to us as a pleasant surprise and we are all grateful to Bharat …
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Women’s Day Celebration at Kumudini Hospital
Every year March 8th marks International Women’s Day celebrating the progress of gender equality and women empowerment. On this day everywhere around the world, women organizations and global movements come together to stand as a united force, reminding us to …
Uniting to fight respiratory diseases: Second RESPIRE meeting starts today in Dhaka
Child Health Research Foundation is pleased to announce the commencement of the second RESPIRE Meeting in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from 7th through 9th February 2018. Each year over 7.1 million people die due to respiratory illness and a third of these …
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Prof. Ruhul Amin elected as the President of South Asian Paediatric Association
CHRF is thrilled to share the exciting news of Prof. Dr. Md. Rahul Amin, our very own Treasurer, has been elected as President of of South Asian Pediatric Association (SAPA) for SAARC countries. Dr. Amin graduated from Dhaka Medical College in …
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Excellence of CHRF Laboratories: External Quality Assessment
The World Health Organization has been diligently promoting quality of health care at all levels. In 2008, the WHO with its 36 member states formed a global network to conduct surveillance for invasive bacterial vaccine-preventable diseases (IB-VPD) in sentinel hospitals. …
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Fight Pneumonia, Save a Child. Second World Pneumonia Day, Bangladesh
Pneumonia is the leading killer of children under 5 claiming 1.5 million young lives every year, including 50,000 children in Bangladesh (that is 137 Bangladesh children every day); Breastfeeding provides a natural immune boost which helps to prevent pneumonia and …
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