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The First Asian Conference on Diarrhoeal Disease, held in Dhaka, Bangladesh between February 16-10 in 1981, was the culmination of an idea conceived several years ago by a number of research scientists working in this field. Many of the investigators from this part of the world, particularly the subcontinent, became personally acquainted with each other in various meetings and conferences held in the developed countries, although they know each other through their publications. During these informal discussions it was recognized that diarrhoea is not only a major health problem in the Asian countries but the ecological, geographical and cultural characteristics of most of the Asian continent are substantially different from those of the rest of the world, particularly the developed countries where diarrhoea in general has ceased to be a problem. It was also noted that relevant and priority topics for research in the field of diarrhoea are being actively pursued in many countries of Asia.

The Advisory Committee for Medical Research of the South East Asia Region of WHO in their first meeting held in 1976 officially recognized diarrhoea as a priority health problem of Asia and initiated the formation of an expert committee to identify the research priorities in this field. A resolution was subsequently adopted at the 31st World Health Assembly in 1978 in Geneva which requested WHO to initiate a plan of action for global control of diarrhoeal diseases.

The Conference brought together 24 active workers from many parts of Asia in the field of diarrhoea to Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Principal sponsors for the Conference were the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, and the National institute of Cholera and Enteric Disease, Calcutta under lndian Council of Medical Research.

Considerable enthusiasm was generated at the Conference and many discussions had to be curtailed due to shortage of time. On the basis of a series of recommendations adopted at the concluding session of the Conference it was decided to hold similar yearly meetings each February and the title of the subsequent conference was changed from the Regional Conference on Diarrhoeal Diseases to Asian Conference on Diarrhoeal Disease.

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