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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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March 1, 2017 Better data can help save young lives – that’s the core belief at the heart of CHAMPS’s work. Although under-five mortality has been halved over the last 25 years, a lack of complete, timely data has hampered efforts to reduce that number even more. That’s why CHAMPS is investing in unprecedented data […]

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The following is an update from the CHAMPS Ethiopia newsletter. Read more to learn about their recent progress and future programmatic steps.  Subscribe to the newsletter here.  We are having a busy time in Harar and Kersa and want to share our news with you!  Our Child Health, Pregnancy and Mortality Prevention Surveillance Program (CHAMPS)  […]

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In an interview last week, the new Executive Director spoke about his life journey and his perspective on reducing child mortality.  Breiman emphasized the need for global health partnerships, high-quality indicators and implementation of not only public health interventions but also new approaches in vaccines, methods, technology, and game-changing use of information. “The difference between doing good things […]

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CHAMPS has begun mortality surveillance activities at sites in Manhiça, Mozambique and Soweto, South Africa, advancing our goal of illuminating the causes of neonatal and under-five mortality. These activities include innovative laboratory and diagnostic techniques, as well as extensive engagement with local communities. Findings from scientific analyses are combined with clinical data, parental interviews and other information. This […]

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From fighting infectious disease in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to working in urban slums in Kenya as director of a regional CDC office, to now addressing Child Mortality globally, Executive Director of CHAMPS Rob Breiman has his sights set on creating international partnerships to tackle childhood mortality.’ Q: Tell us about your journey in public health—where have […]

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Mystery Illnesses in Liberia: 31 cases, 13 deaths (case fatality rate: 42%) * Early Tuesday morning, April 25, 2017, the offices of the newly-established National Public Health Institute of Liberia sprang into action. Launched just weeks earlier to improve infectious disease preparedness and response, the new team was faced with its first emergency outbreak notification. “The world was […]

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We have had a good couple of months and we hope you have too. Our social science team have been very busy, completing the first part of our community engagement programme. Meanwhile it is all-go preparing laboratories for child health, pregnancy and mortality prevention surveillance. WELCOME to new members of the CHAMPS team: Mr. Gamachis […]

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The following is an update from the CHAMPS Ethiopia newsletter. Read more to learn about their recent progress and future programmatic steps.  Subscribe to the newsletter here. A lot has happened in Harar in the last couple of months, for CHAMPS-Ethiopia as well as national events. On September 11th we celebrated Enkutatash – Ethiopian New Year. This was […]

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