Bangladesh: Tackling Cholera and Other Diarrhoeal Diseases

Cholera and other diarrhoeal diseases remain major challenges in low-lying Bangladesh, one of the most densely populated countries on Earth. In this first episode of Sanitation Matters recorded overseas, Dr Sirajul Islam, of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) discusses his leading cholera research and his involvement in tackling outbreaks, including in Haiti. He also describes SHARE-funded research in Bangladesh on weaning food hygiene.