Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- A complementary food for undernourished children, developed jointly by icddr,b and Washington University, has been included in TIME's Best Inventions of 2025 under Social Impact category.

The gut-restoring complementary food has been developed through a long-standing collaboration between International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) and Washington University in St. Louis, according to a statement of icddr,b on Friday.

Despite progress in the recent decades, undernutrition remains a major threat to child survival and development worldwide, contributing to nearly half of all under-five deaths. The global burden is being worsened by wars, displacement, and natural disasters, leaving millions ...