Honorable Prime Minister, Begum Khaleda Zia, honorable Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Mr. Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf, honorable Secretary of Health and Family Welfare, Mr. Syed Shamim Ashan, Director of ICDDR, B, Dr. Demissie Habte, excellencies, heads of international agencies, it is my pleasure to welcome you all to this important ceremony in celebration of 25 years of oral rehydration solution or ORS. ORS is a remarkably cost-effective, low-technology remedy that can be prepared and used in the home to treat what used to be the world's leading killer of children: diarrheal disease. Through the use of ORS, diarrheal disease had now been demoted to second place among the causes of death among the children of the world. ORS saves a million lives and billions of dollars a year. It is appropriate that we should celebrate this remarkable scientific breakthrough. This function was jointly organized by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and ICDDR, B. The fact that we have organized this together illustrates the close working relationship between the Government of Bangladesh and ICDDR, B. ICDDR, B is a remarkable and unique institution. It is the only truly international health and population research institution located in a developing country. This ceremony with the distinguished international audience bears testimony to the global importance, value and success of ICDDR, B's work. On behalf of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh, welcome.
尊敬的总理贝古姆·卡莉达·齐亚、尊敬的卫生和家庭福利部部长乔杜里·卡迈勒·伊本·优素福先生、尊敬的卫生和家庭福利部秘书赛义德·沙米姆·阿山先生、国际腹泻病研究中心（孟加拉国）主任德米西·哈贝特博士、各位阁下、国际机构负责人，我非常高兴地欢迎你们所有人参加这个重要的仪式，以庆祝口服补液盐（ORS）诞生25周年。ORS是一种性价比极高、技术要求低的治疗方法，可以在家中配制和使用，用于治疗曾经是世界上儿童头号杀手的腹泻病。通过使用ORS，腹泻病现在已降至世界儿童死因的第二位。ORS每年挽救了100万人的生命，节省了数十亿美元。我们庆祝这一非凡的科学突破是恰当的。本次活动由卫生和家庭福利部与国际腹泻病研究中心（孟加拉国）联合举办。我们共同组织这次活动，这一事实体现了孟加拉国政府与国际腹泻病研究中心（孟加拉国）之间密切的工作关系。国际腹泻病研究中心（孟加拉国）是一个卓越且独特的机构。它是唯一位于发展中国家的真正国际化的卫生和人口研究机构。这次有众多杰出国际人士出席的仪式证明了国际腹泻病研究中心（孟加拉国）工作的全球重要性、价值和成就。我谨代表卫生和家庭福利部以及孟加拉国腹泻病研究国际中心，向大家表示欢迎。
