Dhaka, July 7 -- As part of its AdSEARCH dissemination series, icddr,b held a scientific seminar on Monday at the Sasakawa Auditorium in Mohakhali, where it shared results from the Nutri-CAP study.

According to the press release of ICDDRB, it's conducted in the Bauniabadh slum of Dhaka, the study offers compelling evidence that a locally led and integrated nutrition and hygiene programme can significantly improve the health and well-being of pregnant women, adolescent girls, and young children living in Bangladesh's informal urban settlements.

Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in health over the past two decades. Yet rapid urbanisation-rising from 8 percent in 1973 to 40 percent in 2022-has introduced new challenges.

With 62 mill...