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The Arsenic Catastrophe in Bangladesh
Bangladesh
| Financing Type | Grants |
| Category | Research and similar intellectual activities |
| Focus Area | Health |
| Approved | 26.09.2001 |
| Signed | 19.10.2001 |
| Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund for International Development |
| Executing Agency | Harvard Univ. |
| Co-financiers | OPEC Fund |
| Organization | HARVARD UNIVERSITY |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 0.05 |
The grant was in support of the Harvard University-sponsored research program on the Arsenic catastrophe in Bangladesh and our contribution was used for research activities which aimed to provide immediate and long-term solutions for combating chronic arsenic poisoning of Bangladesh’s water supplies. The grant provided test equipment for accurate measurement of arsenic presence.