Bangladesh has launched its first preventive Oral Cholera Vaccination campaign, targeting 5.175 million people across 14 high-risk areas.
The first round runs 22 Aug–21 Sept, followed by the second from 26 Sept–25 Oct 2026.
icddr,b is supporting the Government of Bangladesh and partners in implementing the campaign.
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#Cholera #Vaccination #PublicHealth #Bangladesh #icddrb
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New Paper! JGR! Water and Carbon Cycles!
@theAGU @URIEngineering @universityofri doi.org/10.1029/2025JG009202
Let's pray for peace and hope rebuilding starts soon ...
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An excellent writeup on the threat faced by national universities due to federal budget cuts ... by our very own Marc Parlange, President @universityofri science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
The water cycle will leave us if we don't take care of it ...
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@GeorgeHarrison plays “Here Comes The Sun” to a sold out audience at The Concert For Bangladesh, Madison Square Garden on August 1st 1971, accompanied by Pete Ham of Badfinger.
Alerted to the scale of the suffering by his friend Ravi Shankar, George Harrison organised The Concert For Bangladesh, with proceeds going to @UNICEFUSA. Two sold out concerts at New York’s Madison Square Garden brought together an extraordinary assemblage of major artists collaborating for a common humanitarian goal – setting the precedent that music could be used to serve a higher cause.
The all-star line-up of fellow artists included @bobdylan, Eric Clapton, @ringostarrmusic, @LeonRussell, Billy Preston and, of course, @ragaravishankar.
“The musicians were great. I mean they completely put down their own egos to play together and to do something because the whole vibe of that concert was that it was something bigger than the lot of us.” – George Harrison
You can stream the Concert For Bangladesh music here: lnk.to/TheConcertForBanglade…
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Emerging architecture for emerging megacities -
A ‘Floating University’ and A Pink Mosque
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Climate vulnerability and youth unemployment aren’t separate crises in Bangladesh, or across the Global South. In my Daily Star op-ed today, I argue that climate intelligence is a defining leadership skill for 2025.
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🌍 Nearly 600 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa lack electricity—about 83% of the world’s unelectrified population. By 2030, #Mission300 aims to connect 300 million people, reducing their vulnerability to severe weather and economic shocks.
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A study published in @GlobalHealthBMJ shows that 29 out of 47 countries in the WHO African region are classified as cholera-endemic.
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Did you know that only 9% of plastic waste gets recycled?
Meanwhile:
🔴 49% ends up in landfills
⚠️ 22% is mismanaged, burned, or dumped in water
🔥 19% is incinerated
Let's rethink how we produce, use & dispose of plastic. Small actions can lead to big changes.
via @OECD
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URI has earned Carnegie R1 designation, placing us among the top 4.8% of U.S. degree-granting postsecondary institutions. This milestone reflects our growth as a hub for research, innovation, entrepreneurship, and public scholarship. #GoRhody
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Bangladesh leads the fight against #cholera with groundbreaking #vaccine research by icddr,b and Dr Firdausi Qadri, a godmother of vaccine research, amidst intensified political and economic challenges, COVID-19, vaccine shortages, and climate change👉 science.org/content/article/…
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