icddr,b is the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh—an international health research organization located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This institution was established in 1960 and became the focal point of the world’s medical communities for developing oral rehydration therapy (ORT) which saves millions of lives each year. It is an independent, international, non-profit organization for research, education, training, clinical services, and information dissemination. icddr,b is the first recipient of Gates Award for Global Health. icddr,b’s research activities encompass a wide range of protocols with emphasis on nutrition, emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, reproductive health, child health, case management, vaccine evaluation, population sciences, health and family-planning systems, poverty and health, HIV/AIDS, chronic diseases, climate change, and environmental health.