CHAMPS addresses an important knowledge gap by producing high-quality data on stillbirths and deaths in children under age 5 in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia by using several different sources of information to determine the cause of death.

CHAMPS is about better identifying and understanding the causes of death in children under 5 years old in areas of Sub-Sahara Africa and South Asia. This identification and understanding can, and will, help countries, public health programs, and local and global child health advocates and policymakers in their efforts to prevent childhood deaths and illness.

CHAMPS provides more precise, accurate, and comprehensive information on the causes of death among children under five years through the use of a pathology-based tool – minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS) and laboratory testing of tissue samples.