Mali

CHAMPS in Mali

About our Work

In Mali, we work in the capital city of Bamako, and utilize the principal pediatric hospital Hôpital Gabriel Touré. Site activities are led by the Center for Vaccine Development (CVD) which is affiliated with the University of Maryland. CVD-Mali’s mission is to prevent, control and treat endemic and epidemic infectious diseases, as well as train Malian specialists who will expand that work in the future.

CVD-Mali is integrally connected to Mali’s Ministry of Health, which ensures an opportunity to bring research results to the attention of decision makers and directly impact public health policy – a key component of CHAMPS’ Data to Action strategy.

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CHAMPS is a transformative program for Mali and other countries joining the network. Our work in Bamako will produce results to inform and improve health outcomes all the way from the household level to national policy, and contribute to research and innovation around the world.

Dr. Samba Sow

CHAMPS Mali

Fast Facts

Bamako

Catchment Area

226,810

Population Under Surveillance

123/1,000

Under-5 Mortality Rate

78/1,000

Infant Mortality Rate

40/1,000

Neonatal Morality Rate

550/100,000

Maternal Mortality Rate

Meet the Directors

Dr. Samba Sow

Director, Center for Vaccine Development-Mali, CHAMPS Mali, Site Director

Dr. Karen L. Kotloff

Division Head, Ped-Infectious Diseases And Tropical Medicine, University of Maryland, CHAMPS Mali, Site Director

Key Partners in Mali

Center for Vaccine Development University of Maryland, Baltimore Ministry of Public Health and Hygiene

CHAMPS Mali

News & Stories

Case Studies

June 28, 2022

Case Study: Identifying Delays and Barriers to Care in Mali

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 (…)

News

October 30, 2018

Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) releases initial data to advance understanding of the causes of death in children under the age of five in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa

Case Examples

October 14, 2018

A stillbirth caused by a notifiable infectious condition that suggested public health action

A stillborn baby boy was delivered at the hospital to a mother who was HIV positive and pregnant with twins. The mother was started on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in her second trimester. She went in to labor 5 weeks early, at 35 weeks. The other twin was born alive. At the time of (…)