- Mother and Child Health Research Program in Bangladesh is a part of GIFTS “Genomic and lifestyle predictors of fetal outcome relevant to diabetes and obesity and their relevance to prevention strategies in South Asian people” study.
- Chief Investigators: Prof. Graham Hitman & Prof Akhtar Hussain
- Principal Investigator: Prof AK Azad Khan
- Coordinator: Bishwajit Bhowmik
- Research Partners: Diabetic Association of Bangladesh, Queen Mary University of London, University of Oslo and Mother & Child Health Training Institute, Azimpur, Dhaka
- Funding: European Union (FP7-HEALTH-2011)
- Length of study program: 3 years
- Study centers: Mother & Child Health Training Institute, Azimpur& BIRDEM
- Study areas: Dhaka city (Azimpur, Lalbagh, Hazaribag, kamrangir char, Keraniganj)
- Phase: Phase 1 (WP2 – cross-sectional) and Phase 2 (WP3- RCT)
- The key GIFTS objectives:
- Improving understanding of the nutritional and lifestyle factors affecting early life programming
- Elucidating the role of genomics in the development of diabetes
- Modification of diabetes prevention education by incorporation of results and learning generated by GIFTS into the curriculum
GIFTs Mother and Child Health Study
