We Build Knowledge to Save Children’s Lives

CHAMPS leaders, staff, and partners gathered virtually and in-person in Atlanta for three days of engaging discussions about CHAMPS projects and our goals for the future. CHAMPS’ work is only possible through the collaboration of a network of experts who understand the global health landscape and are committed to building knowledge and influencing change to (…)

Join Dr. Dianna Blau for another interactive session on using and analyzing CHAMPS data. Building on our introductory data webinar in August, in this session Dr. Blau took participants deeper into the data, describing the top causes of death and highlighting key findings for the three age groups CHAMPS assesses: stillbirths, neonates, and infants/children under (…)

An HIV-positive mother gave birth to a 30-week-old baby girl upon arriving at the hospital with gestational hypertension. Due to her high blood pressure and detected fetal distress, the baby was born prematurely via C-section. At delivery the baby presented a weak cry, irregular breathing, bluish discoloration of the hands and feet. She was treated (…)

CHAMPS provides accurate, timely data that saves children’s lives in places where child mortality is highest. This new infographic illustrates the CHAMPS surveillance process from start to finish. Click here to download

CHAMPS published a new case study led by Tseyon Tesfaye, a researcher at the CHAMPS Ethiopia site. This case study compares practices and timing between CHAMPS mortality surveillance and the standard hospital death notification system, providing recommendations and next steps to streamline mortality surveillance processes.   Improving Death Notifications at Hiwot Fana Hospital: The Added (…)