Prof John D Clemens, executive director of International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), wins this year’s Prince Mahidol Award for his contribution to the development of oral cholera vaccines that have revolutionised cholera control efforts globally.

The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Control, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) has formulated a special cereal made from local ingredients that will help address severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children.