The team and I have a new project. We are embarking on a multi-country study that is looking at the Impact of Measles Eradication Activities on Immunization Services and Health Systems. To that end we hosted a meeting with the key stakeholders in Bangladesh on immunization activities (EPI, Expanded Programme on Immunization) to include multiple […]
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Tracey Koehlmoos on fear and swine flu in Bangladesh
They were waiting for me when I returned to Dhaka in late July. My office is not easily found, so the small group of older gentlemen must have been determined in their efforts. Without an appointment but bearing chocolate, the request was clear: surely I had access to the H1N1 vaccine and they wanted it […]
Tracey Koehlmoos: How zinc can save 400,000 lives annually
In the August 17th issue of Time magazine, there was an article that discussed the introduction of zinc as a treatment for childhood diarrhoea in Mali. The article has raised international awareness on the lifesaving use of zinc to prevent an estimated 400,000 child lives per year globally. However, two important points were not addressed […]
Tracey Koehlmoos: The Colonel arrives with a bang in Bangladesh
On my way home from the centre where I work in Dhaka, Bangladesh, I drive through an area with four closely located private universities. Yesterday I was stuck in rush hour traffic. Students were swarming on their way out of class. Suddenly I could hear music behind me. […]
Tracey Koehlmoos on chronic disease management in Bangladesh
Maybe you have never thought about Bangladesh and do not know Dhaka from Dakar, but I do. I think about Bangladesh every day. I have lived in South Asia long enough to wrap my own sari and to think that purple and orange go together well at least some of the time. […]