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In a significant stride towards enhancing global health communication, the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) program, in collaboration with the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI), successfully hosted its inaugural StoryHelper Workshop on Digital Storytelling for Global Health. Held virtually via Zoom from July 14th to 17th, 2025, the four-day intensive workshop equipped communications officers […]

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The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) Network commemorated its 10th anniversary with a landmark gathering held in Nairobi, Kenya, from April 27 to May 1, 2025. Convened under the theme “Celebrating 10 Years of CHAMPS: Advancing Knowledge and Saving Lives,” the event brought together CHAMPS scientists from 9 sites across Africa and Southeast Asia […]

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[Atlanta, USA/ Potsdam, Germany] – Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS), and Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) announce a new partnership aimed at applying technology and research to advance the understanding of causes of stillbirths and child deaths in Africa. This collaboration will focus on three key pillars: technology transfer to incorporate AI and other digital […]

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CHAMPS not only generates data on child mortality, but we also share our findings to empower prevention strategies. Our team members frequently share CHAMPS data and lessons learned with the wider global health community through international conferences and forums. In the last few months, CHAMPS scientists presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, European Society For Paediatric […]

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The CHAMPS network met on March 13-17th, 2023 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The meeting brought together 160 participants from 14 countries, including CHAMPS team members from network sites, local health leaders, National Public Health Institute Directors, our Global Partners Board, Senior Program Managers from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and other interested parties. The Ethiopia CHAMPS team from Haramaya University hosted the meeting. Thank you to everyone who joined us virtually or in-person! […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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CHAMPS partner, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research in Bangladesh recently published updated policy briefs on under-five pneumonia and quality of obstetric care. These were developed during a 2019 Data to Policy training sponsored by CHAMPS and offered through Vital Strategies and the CDC Foundation’s Data Impact Program.  The updated policy briefs may be read […]

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We at CHAMPS mourn the passing of our dear colleague and friend, Dr. Sherif Zaki. Revered for the depth and breadth of his accomplishments as a pathologist and mentor to his colleagues at U.S. CDC, Sherif was once described as a national treasure, a label with which we wholeheartedly agree. Sherif’s contributions to CHAMPS were immense. We will […]

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