From 17 September 2021, Grameen Communications – Hiroshima University study project kicked off at Ekhlaspur Union of Matlab North under Chandpur district of Bangladesh. This study will include 818 primary school children of age in between 5 – 16 years. 4 schools have been selected for this study; e.g., 2 from Ekhlaspur union and 2 from Jahirabad union.  

According to the research protocol, the clinical data collection will start from 26 September 2021 on 818 children. As per the plan, data will be collected from 4 schools in four consecutive weeks. GCC team will visit and stay at the study area for this purpose.