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Publication: The prevalence and influencing factors of coexisting prediabetes and prehypertension among Bangladeshi adults

New Publication In June 2023, IFPRI researcher Md. Masum Ali and colleagues published the open access article, "The prevalence and influencing factors of coexisting prediabetes and prehypertension among Bangladeshi adults" in BMC Public Health. Abstract Background Early detection of diabetes and hypertension is helpful to prevent and/or delay the onset of these diseases through proper […]

Blog – Stepping into the field: Observing Bangladesh’s national Mother and Child Benefit Program to inform IFPRI research

Introduction The government’s Mother and Child Benefit Program (MCBP) is a social safety net initiative dedicated to improving the health and nutrition of mothers and children in Bangladesh. Implemented by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MoWCA) with technical assistance from the World Food Programme (WFP), the MCBP ultimately aims to reach the 50% […]

In Memory: IFPRI Research Fellow Emeritus Nurul Islam

An exponent of economic rationale for independence He breathed his last in Washington DC around 2:15am local time on Tuesday. Prof Nurul migrated to the US in 1987. His neighbour in the US, Ahmad Ahsan, who is also an economist, said Prof Nurul died of complications associated with old age. He left behind a son, […]