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...Bangladesh, a young nation better known for its poverty, political violence and natural disasters, Yunus' Nobel award is a matter of national pride. Within minutes of the announcement, thousands gathered outside Yunus' house and Grameen's headquarters in the capital Dhaka. "No one came to us, no one asked us how we do things, no one was interested for years," says Mohamed Ansaruzzaman, head of Grameen's International Program Department. "Now they all want to see what we do-journalists, NGO workers, diplomats." Weeks on, posters of Yunus still dot Dhaka. Reads one big banner, outside a suburban pizzeria: PROFESSOR...
...practical weapon in the fight against the extreme poverty of those in Southeast Asia and other Third World areas. Yunus' goal of reducing poverty by half by 2015 will require the commitment and cooperation of development partners and the unequivocal support of local governments. Dhiraj Kumar Nath Dhaka, Nigeria...
...Dhaka, Nigeria...
...ICDDR's children's ward; just one of 325 patients admitted within the last 24 hours. The boy weighs only 69% of the expected weight for his age and is malnourished. He has a high fever, a cough and persistent diarrhea. His parents, Jurin and Nazdin, educated Dhaka residents, wait anxiously as he receives intravenous fluids. "We don't understand where this is coming from," says Nazdin. But Sack, the center's executive director, knows. Malnutrition and diarrhea go hand-in-hand, and in Bangladesh both are so widespread that not even middle-class children can escape their self-perpetuating...
...development as vital nutrients are continually flushed out of the body. One ray of hope: preliminary studies suggest that zinc supplements protect the intestine's lining and significantly reduce the duration of diarrhea episodes as well as the risk of recurrence. At ICDDR's field research center southeast of Dhaka, children who were given a 10-day course of zinc tablets after developing diarrhea had 30% fewer relapses, and 20% fewer developed pneumonia, reducing overall deaths by 50%. The cost of a course of zinc: about 25?. With funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and support from...