Scientific Resource Hub

Articles are ordered by date of publication, beginning with the most recent. Building a Sample Vital Statistics System: Results from Countrywide Mortality Surveillance for Action (COMSA) in Mozambique. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2023 Supplemental Issue. Magaço A, Alonso Y, Maixenchs M, et al. A Qualitative Assessment of Community Acceptability and Its (…)

Recognizing the need for better primary data on the causes of global child mortality, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation made an unusually long funding commitment toward a surveillance system using pathology to identify opportunities to prevent child deaths and promote equity. Click below to read the article. Why Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance?  (…)

Findings from a multi-site analysis of CHAMPS cases were published in The Lancet Global Health. This article highlights the value of CHAMPS’ laboratory and diagnostic approaches, namely minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS), in identifying specific causes of stillbirth and child death in Africa and Asia. Click below to read the article. Initial findings from a novel (…)

The high burden of stillbirths and neonatal deaths is driving global initiatives to improve birth outcomes. Discerning stillbirths from neonatal deaths can be difficult in some settings, yet this distinction is critical for understanding causes of perinatal deaths and improving resuscitation practices for live born babies. Insights on the differentiation of stillbirths and early neonatal (…)

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a public health emergency with little testing and treatment experiences at its occurrence. Diagnostic and treatment rapidly changed in the world including Ethiopia. Haramaya University has strived to change its diagnostic capacity using existing facilities in response to the national call to the pandemic. This summary aims to detail experiences (…)

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 (…)

Thank you to everyone who attended today’s live webinar, An Introduction to Using CHAMPS Data with Dr. Dianna Blau. In her presentation, Dr. Blau gave an overview of how CHAMPS data are generated, where they are accessible, and ways they may be utilized. Stay tuned for future webinars exploring our data and other crucial aspects (…)

Thank you to everyone who attended our session with Social-Behavioral Science leaders across the CHAMPS network. CHAMPS prides itself on having robust community engagement and social-behavioral science activities that allow us to understand local culture and context in the communities where we work. This session included an overview of Social-Behavioral Science (SBS) activities and priority (…)

CHAMPS was well-represented at the 2022 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference was hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with the Task Force for Global Health, both longstanding partners of CHAMPS. CHAMPS researchers from across the network presented abstracts in oral and poster (…)

CHAMPS researchers represented the network with great spirit at the 70th annual ASTMH meeting this past week. Colleagues from across our 7 sites and the U.S. program office presented 22 abstracts on a diverse set of topics in child and maternal health, infectious disease, population demographics, social-behavioral sciences, and more. Many thanks to our exceptional (…)

CHAMPS was honored to be among those presenting at the 69th annual ASTMH meeting last week! Colleagues from our 7 sites in Africa and Asia, and the U.S. program office came together for more than 30 presentations, including a symposium on antimicrobial resistant bacterial infections as a cause of stillbirth and child death.   We (…)

The CHAMPS team in Mali has published a new case study providing a retrospective review of CHAMPS cases in Bamako and mapping each case’s clinical pathway through local health systems. This exercise allowed the team to identify potential delays and barriers to seeking, providing, or escalating care for children under five years of age. The (…)

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 (…)

CHAMPS published a new case study led by Tseyon Tesfaye, a researcher at the CHAMPS Ethiopia site. This case study compares practices and timing between CHAMPS mortality surveillance and the standard hospital death notification system, providing recommendations and next steps to streamline mortality surveillance processes.   Improving Death Notifications at Hiwot Fana Hospital: The Added (…)

CHAMPS published three new case studies today offering insights into how we transform data into action and work with partners to address under-five mortality: Malnutrition, A Major Health Challenge in Kersa, Ethiopia: Opportunities for Action from the CHAMPS network Catalyzing Data-to-Action in Western Kenya: A Case Study from the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (…)

A 1-year-old baby with a history of tuberculosis (TB) was undergoing treatment through the Ministry of Health TB program when she became ill with a fever, cough, frequent stool, and lack of appetite. The baby’s symptoms did not stop despite treatment at home, so after 3 days, her mother decided to take her to an (…)

A seemingly uncomplicated delivery resulted in the death of mother and baby when a previously undiagnosed congenital malformation caused obstructed labor. The mother went into labor at 36 weeks in her home at 18:00 in the evening. In the morning, the family proceeded to the hospital, and by early afternoon the delivery seemed to be (…)

A one-year, eight-month-old female was referred to a regional hospital after two weeks of fever, cough, restlessness, loss of appetite, mouth ulcers, diarrhea, and skin rash. Four days prior, her parents had taken her to a small community health facility where she was treated with antibiotics and pain medication. The mother reported that the child (…)

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 (…)

A 19-day old male who was born early (at 35 weeks’ gestation) died after being hospitalized for just over one  day with fever and breathlessness. The reasons for his prematurity are not known. There is limited documentation of prenatal care, but his mother had oligohydramnios, or lack of amniotic fluid around the baby. Her membranes (…)

CHAMPS was well-represented at the 2022 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference was hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with the Task Force for Global Health, both longstanding partners of CHAMPS. CHAMPS researchers from across the network presented abstracts in oral and poster (…)

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 (…)

CHAMPS team members from across the network gathered for a scientific analysis and writing workshop in South Africa. The diversity of scientific expertise from members of the CHAMPS network creates a special opportunity for knowledge-sharing, feedback, and collaboration. Participants spent the week working on manuscripts for publication and exploring new avenues for sharing CHAMPS findings (…)

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 (…)

CHAMPS researchers represented the network with great spirit at the 70th annual ASTMH meeting this past week. Colleagues from across our 7 sites and the U.S. program office presented 22 abstracts on a diverse set of topics in child and maternal health, infectious disease, population demographics, social-behavioral sciences, and more. Many thanks to our exceptional (…)