

We Build Knowledge to Save Children’s Lives
Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance collects, analyzes and shares evidence to prevent child mortality in regions where it is highest.
CHAMPS Insights
News, Stories & Resources

June 21, 2022
Case Study: Addressing Neonatal Nosocomial Infections in a Bangladeshi Hospital Facility
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 (…)

Webinars
May 27, 2022
Transforming Data to Action: A Webinar with the CHAMPS Kenya Site Team
CHAMPS Kenya Site Directors, Dr. Victor Akelo and Dr. Dickens Onyango, are joined in this presentation by members of the Kenya Site team, Janet Agaya, Bob Awino, Elizabeth Oele, and Maureen Rapondi. The panel presents an overview of the Kenya Site’s activities and shares how they have used CHAMPS data to implement projects that improve (…)

Conferences and Meetings
April 28, 2022
2022 CHAMPS Network Leadership Meeting Takes Place in Atlanta
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 (…)

Case Examples
March 23, 2022
An early neonate who died of hyaline membrane disease, complicated by bilateral pneumothorax, premature birth and maternal hypertension
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 (…)

October 6, 2021
New Visual Guide to CHAMPS Data
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
Promoting Change
Why CHAMPS Data Matters
Data surveillance is about tracking the meaningful data points that help us understand trends and impact real change. CHAMPS uses surveillance to help countries, public health programs, and local / global child health advocates and policymakers in their efforts to prevent childhood diseases and illnesses.

Reducing Child Mortality
Our data catalyzes evidence-driven interventions that can save the lives of millions of children.

Building Local Capacity
CHAMPS works with communities, ministries of health and national public health institutes to strengthens local health and science capacity.

Data to Action
CHAMPS transforms data into action, working with partners to use our findings to inform interventions that address under-five mortality.

Data Sharing
Our open-access data sharing and diverse, multi-sectoral partnerships drive evidence-based interventions.

Our Network
CHAMPS collects and shares data from a network of seven sites in Africa and South Asia with the highest child mortality rates. They tirelessly gather and share data — as well as real stories from the regions they serve.

The CHAMPS Story
An Organization Built for Change
Our innovative approach to collecting, analyzing and sharing the causes of stillbirth and death in children under five was created to propel interventions that can save the lives of millions of children.

Our Roots
CHAMPS was born of a need to better understand the definitive causes of child mortality in places where it is highest, and use that data to drive interventions to save child's lives.
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Our Team
The researchers, doers, thinkers, policy makers, and public health professionals that make up CHAMPS' multi-disciplinary team are dedicated to working toward saving children's lives.
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See CHAMPS Data
View CHAMPS’ summarized child mortality data, updated in real-time, and request access to our datasets.