We Build Knowledge to Save Children’s Lives

CHAMPS was well-represented at the 2022 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference was hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with the Task Force for Global Health, both longstanding partners of CHAMPS. CHAMPS researchers from across the network presented abstracts in oral and poster (…)

On July 21, 2022, members of the CHAMPS Sierra Leone site team gathered with local and international partners to celebrate the official opening of a new clinical research laboratory at the Makeni Regional Government Hospital. Built in partnership with the CDC Foundation and the Ministry of Health and furnished by CHAMPS, this laboratory space will (…)

CHAMPS team members from across the network gathered for a scientific analysis and writing workshop in South Africa. The diversity of scientific expertise from members of the CHAMPS network creates a special opportunity for knowledge-sharing, feedback, and collaboration. Participants spent the week working on manuscripts for publication and exploring new avenues for sharing CHAMPS findings (…)

The CHAMPS team in Mali has published a new case study providing a retrospective review of CHAMPS cases in Bamako and mapping each case’s clinical pathway through local health systems. This exercise allowed the team to identify potential delays and barriers to seeking, providing, or escalating care for children under five years of age. The (…)

CHAMPS has published a new case study led by researchers at the CHAMPS Bangladesh site. In this case study, members of the CHAMPS team in Bangladesh identified a series of nosocomial, or hospital-acquired, infections that were contributing to neonatal deaths in a Special Care Newborn Unit of a local hospital facility. Swab assessments were conducted (…)