Local Resource
Introducing Mukhe Bhaat Event for Rohingya Community
Mukhe bhaat
Literally Mukhe bhaat is a similar term of Onnoprashon which means “feeding rice” in Sanskrit. It symbolizes the beginning of the weaning period...
Mineral Status in Relation to Rickets in Chakaria, Bangladesh
Objective: Explore the aetiology of rickets in Chakaria and identify opportunities within the local food system to prevent the disease. The rickets prevalent among children...
Apparent efficacy of food-based calcium supplementation in preventing rickets in Bangladesh
To determine whether increased Ca intakes can prevent rickets in a susceptible group of children living in a rickets-endemic area of Bangladesh, we conducted...
Rickets in Bangladeshi children: a small focus or a widespread problem ?
A survey in 1997 in Chakaria sub-district near Cox’s Bazar in south-east Bangladesh found that 4% of children aged 1 to 15 years had...
Rapid assessment of the prevalence of lower limb clinical rickets in Bangladesh
This study attempted to measure the prevalence of lower limb clinical rickets using a rapid assessment methodology in Cox's Bazaar, a coastal district of...
