From May 2 to September 30, 2025, Aliani Ahamada Saif-Dinne joined the CHAMPS team in Manhiça, Mozambique, contributing to the ongoing research efforts at the Manhiça Health Research Centre (CISM). Aliani is an MSc in Mathematical Sciences graduate from the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in Rwanda, specializing in Malaria Modeling. During his five-month […]
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From May 1 to August 31, 2025, the CHAMPS Mozambique site – Manhiça Health Research Centre (CISM) hosted John Oluwabori Ayanwale as part of the CHAMPS internship program. John joined the team from the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in Rwanda. With an MSc in Mathematical Sciences and a specialized focus on Malaria Modelling, […]
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Last summer, the CHAMPS Sierra Leone team was joined by Adewole Odunayo Grace, an intern from the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Rwanda. Specializing in Mathematical Epidemiology, Grace spent three months (May 15 – August 31, 2025) applying her technical background to public health surveillance. Her work focused on using mathematical modeling to better […]
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Emory University today announced that the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance network (CHAMPS), a global health network headquartered in the Emory Global Health Institute, has been awarded the university’s largest-ever single research grant. Launched in 2015, CHAMPS collects and analyzes data to help identify the causes of child mortality in the places where it’s highest. […]
In an age in which data are more plentiful and accessible than ever before, we are accustomed to basing our decisions on as much evidence as we can gather. The more important the decision, the keener we are to ensure that our research is thorough and our information is accurate. […]
In an age when data and information are readily available, we are accustomed to basing our decisions on as much evidence as we can find. The more important the decision and its impact, the more thorough our research and the keener we are to have accurate data. […]
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Through advances in how researchers collect and analyze global health data, we now know much more about what kills children, where these deaths occur, and why some kids are more vulnerable than others. By putting those insights to work, we’ve been able to save lives. […]
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A new study indicates that a significant number of Kenyan children under the age of five are dying from hypoxia, a condition where the body lacks sufficient oxygen. This finding comes from a peer-reviewed study by CHAMPS, a global health program run by Emory University in partnership with Kemri and other organizations. The study highlights the critical need for interventions to address preventable causes of child mortality in Kenya. […]
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The body of a 1-year-old boy lay on a bare examination table in Soweto, South Africa—looking precious and small, heartbreakingly beyond help. In the dimly lit room, two researchers did their work methodically and in silence, taking samples from the child’s brain, lungs, and liver with a needle and swab, and then carefully packaging them to be sent for testing. Then the child’s body was gently lifted into a postmortem pouch, to be sent for a proper burial. […]
[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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