The study, led by Duke assistant professor Manoj Mohanan, will assess the programs impact on health outcomes associated with four priority diseases in Bihar: childhood diarrhea, childhood pneumonia, tuberculosis and visceral leishmaniasis, the second-largest parasitic killer in the world after malaria.

World Health Partners won the coveted first prize trophy at the IT @ Networking Awards 2011 competition held in Brussels, Belgium on January 19-20. The prize also included € 5,000 cash, and media promotion in Europe’s leading healthcare management media worth € 50,000.