JOURNAL OF HEALTH POPULATION AND NUTRITION

Published by International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh. ISSN: 1606-0997. The Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition (JHPN), incorporating the Journal of Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, is owned and published by the ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research. The ICDDR,B became the focal point of the world’s medical communities for developing oral rehydration therapy (ORT) which saves millions of lives each year. The Centre is an independent, international, non-profit organization for research, education, training, clinical services, and information dissemination. Located in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, it is the only truly international health research institution based in a developing country. The ICDDR,B is the first recipient of Gates Award for Global Health. The vision is: all people, especially the poor, can be-come healthier and can reach their full potential through the application of new knowledge.