Cholera Cot

This innovative design helps our partner, the ICDDRB, isolate and capture stool samples from a cholera patient in a bucket that sits below the hole in the cot. Most importantly, it allows the patient to continue lying down and receiving treatment during an episode without soiling his or her linens.

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Mapping Cholera in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Health

Every year, millions of Bangladeshis contract cholera - the nation's most prevalent diarrhea disease. Using cell phones equipped with data collection software, the Village Zero Project (V0P) aims to create a map that will show the proliferation of cholera in time and space, thus exposing where outbreaks most commonly originate. With this knowledge, water and sanitation infrastructure interventions can be implemented at the most disease-prone regions, helping to mitigate the spread of disease.

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