{"id":1088,"date":"2024-10-04T17:17:34","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T17:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-champs-new.pantheonsite.io\/?post_type=site&#038;p=1088"},"modified":"2025-11-03T17:01:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:01:15","slug":"south-africa","status":"publish","type":"site","link":"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/site\/south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull page-header\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1559\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/live-champs-new.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_1591409230-1.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_1591409230-1.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_1591409230-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_1591409230-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_1591409230-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_1591409230-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_1591409230-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-70 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading text-center fade-in-down-stagger\">CHAMPS South Africa<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group map-bg-site pad-5-no-top pad-top-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading text-center site-header fade-in-down-stagger\">About Our Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center w-65 margin-auto fade-in-down-stagger\">In South Africa, CHAMPS operates in Soweto, an urban township in Johannesburg with over 1.2 million residents facing significant health challenges and economic disadvantage. High unemployment rates further exacerbate these issues, making our mission vital. The Medical Research Council Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Analytical Research Unit (VIDARU) at the University of the Witwatersrand leads our efforts, collaborating with the National Institute for Communicable Diseases. VIDARU, an African-led research unit, focuses on integrating basic science, clinical research, and epidemiology to improve community health through effective vaccines. By leveraging data interventions and local partnerships, we aim to foster a hopeful future and enhance health outcomes for vulnerable populations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light dots-bg-right cover-top-align fade-in-down-stagger has-black-color has-text-color\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#f4436c\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading text-center fade-in-down-stagger\">Our Impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center w-65 margin-auto fade-in-down-stagger\">CHAMPS is dedicated to improving health outcomes in Soweto, South Africa, by tackling critical challenges through data interventions and strong local partnerships. Our initiatives strive to foster a hopeful future for vulnerable communities and enhance child health throughout the region.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div  class=\"impact-counter fade-in-down-stagger\"> \n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Population-01.png\" \n             alt=\"Impact Counter\" \n             loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n    \n            <p class=\"impact-number-wrapper\">\n            <span class=\"impact-number\" data-count=\"123000\">0<\/span>\n            <span class=\"impact-text\"><\/span>\n        <\/p>\n    \n            <p class=\"impact-description\">Population Under Surveillance<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n<script>\n\n<\/script>\n\n<style>\n\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div  class=\"impact-counter fade-in-down-stagger\"> \n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Under-5-01-1.png\" \n             alt=\"Impact Counter\" \n             loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n    \n            <p class=\"impact-number-wrapper\">\n            <span class=\"impact-number\" data-count=\"56\">0<\/span>\n            <span class=\"impact-text\">\/1000<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n    \n            <p class=\"impact-description\">Under-5 Mortality Rate<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n<script>\n\n<\/script>\n\n<style>\n\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div  class=\"impact-counter fade-in-down-stagger\"> \n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Infant-01-1.png\" \n             alt=\"Impact Counter\" \n             loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n    \n            <p class=\"impact-number-wrapper\">\n            <span class=\"impact-number\" data-count=\"40\">0<\/span>\n            <span class=\"impact-text\">\/1000<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n    \n            <p class=\"impact-description\">Infant Mortality Rate<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n<script>\n\n<\/script>\n\n<style>\n\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div  class=\"impact-counter fade-in-down-stagger\"> \n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/still-birth.png\" \n             alt=\"Impact Counter\" \n             loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n    \n            <p class=\"impact-number-wrapper\">\n            <span class=\"impact-number\" data-count=\"21\">0<\/span>\n            <span class=\"impact-text\">\/1000<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n    \n            <p class=\"impact-description\">Neonatal Mortality Rate<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n<script>\n\n<\/script>\n\n<style>\n\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div  class=\"impact-counter fade-in-down-stagger\"> \n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/women.png\" \n             alt=\"Impact Counter\" \n             loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n    \n            <p class=\"impact-number-wrapper\">\n            <span class=\"impact-number\" data-count=\"310\">0<\/span>\n            <span class=\"impact-text\">\/100,000<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n    \n            <p class=\"impact-description\">Maternal Mortality Rate<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n<script>\n\n<\/script>\n\n<style>\n\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"accurate-tag\">Data updated: 2021<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pad-5\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading text-center fade-in-down-stagger\">Meet Our Directors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"fade-in\" id=\"people-gallery\" data-country-selected=\"south-africa\">\n    <div class=\"custom-select-container\">\n        <!-- Custom Select for Office Filter -->\n        <p>FILTER BY:<\/p>\n        <div class=\"custom-select\" id=\"custom-office\">\n            <div class=\"select-selected\">\n                All Offices\n                <i class=\"fa fa-caret-down\"><\/i>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"select-items select-hide\">\n                <!-- Options will be populated dynamically here via JavaScript -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <!-- Custom Select for Site Filter -->\n        <div class=\"custom-select\" id=\"custom-site\">\n            <div class=\"select-selected\">\n                All Sites\n                <i class=\"fa fa-caret-down\"><\/i>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"select-items select-hide\">\n                <!-- Options will be populated dynamically here via JavaScript -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Hidden original select elements (for backend options) -->\n    <select id=\"office-filter\" style=\"display: none;\">\n        <option value=\"\">All Offices<\/option>\n                        <option value=\"champs-program-office\">\n                    CHAMPS Program Office                <\/option>\n                            <option value=\"global-partners-board\">\n                    Global Partners Board                <\/option>\n                <\/select>\n\n    <select id=\"site-filter\" style=\"display: none;\">\n        <option value=\"\">All Sites<\/option>\n                        <option value=\"mali\">\n                    Mali                <\/option>\n                            <option value=\"global\">\n                    Global                <\/option>\n                            <option value=\"kenya\">\n                    Kenya                <\/option>\n                            <option value=\"nigeria\">\n                    Bauchi                <\/option>\n                            <option value=\"nigeria-cross-river-state\">\n                    Cross River State\u00a0                <\/option>\n                            <option value=\"pakistan\">\n                    Pakistan                <\/option>\n                            <option value=\"south-africa\">\n                    South Africa                <\/option>\n                            <option value=\"sierra-leone\">\n                    Sierra Leone                <\/option>\n                            <option value=\"mozambique\">\n                    Mozambique                <\/option>\n                            <option value=\"ethiopia\">\n                    Ethiopia                <\/option>\n                            <option value=\"bangladesh\">\n                    Bangladesh                <\/option>\n                <\/select>\n\n    <!-- Display the person items -->\n    <div id=\"person-list\" class=\"row\">\n\n        <div class=\"person-list-heading\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img\/site_directors.png\"\/><h3> Meet our Directors <\/h3>  <\/div>\n        <div class=\"person-item col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 \n         \"\n        data-office=\"champs-program-office\"\n        data-section=\"\"\n        data-site=\"south-africa\">\n\n        \n        <div class=\"col-inner\">\n            <div class=\"image-top img-bg\"\n                style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shabir_Madhi.-site-lead-SA.jpg');\n                       background-position-y: 50%;\">\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"person-item-bottom\">\n\n            <p class=\"person-name\">Dr. Shabir Madhi<\/p>\n            <p class=\"person-title\">Site Director, CHAMPS South Africa<\/p>\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/person\/dr-shabir-madhi\/\" class=\"bio-link\">View Profile \n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img\/arrow-circle-right.png\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/a>\n            \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"person-bio-popup\">\n            <div class=\"person-popup-close\"> Close <i class=\"fa fa-close\"> <\/i><\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"row person-popup-top\">\n                <div class=\"col-md-4 person-popup-image\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shabir_Madhi.-site-lead-SA.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-8 person-popup-meta\">\n                    <h2>Dr. Shabir Madhi<\/h2> \n                    <p class=\"person-popup-title\">Site Director, CHAMPS South Africa<\/p>\n                    <ul class=\"person-social\"> \n                                                                    <\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"person-popup-bio\">\n                <p><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Shabir Madhi is a Professor of Vaccinology and Director of the Medical Research Council Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit at the University of Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa. He holds the position of Research Chair supported by Department of Science and Technology\/National Research Foundation in Vaccine Preventable Diseases and co-Director of the African Local Initiative for Vaccinology Expertise (ALIVE). He is also the immediate past-Director of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (2011-2017) in South Africa and Current Chair of the National Advisory Group on Immunization in South Africa.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Professor Madhi has been involved in research on vaccine-preventable diseases, including in HIV-exposed children, since 1997. His research included undertaking pivotal studies on the efficacy of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) and rotavirus vaccines in Africa. These studies contributed to the WHO recommending the introduction of these life-saving vaccines into public immunization programs globally, and also prompted South Africa to be the first in Africa to introduce these vaccines in its national immunization programs. More recently, his research focus has expanded to the prevention of infectious diseases during early infancy, including studies on the role of maternal immunization in improving fetal outcomes and reducing early-infancy morbidity and mortality.<br>Professor Madhi has contributed to over 360 peer reviewed articles in international journals. He is recipient of a number of awards for his research, including the ESPID Young Investigators Award, the National Research Foundation President\u2019s Award for Transformation of the Science Cohort, the TW Kambule NRF-NSTF Award: Senior Black Researcher over the past five to 10 years (2010), Vice-Chancellor\u2019s Award for Research at University of the Witwatersrand, and the South African Medical Research Council: Lifetime Achievement Award. He is also an A-rated Scientist (internationally recognized) by the National Research Foundation since 2011.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He completed his undergraduate and postgraduate training at Wits, qualified as a pediatrician in 1996, obtained his PhD in 2003, and is certified in Infectious Diseases in South Africa. Since 2017, he is an elected member of the Royal Society of South Africa and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"person-item col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 \n         \"\n        data-office=\"champs-program-office\"\n        data-section=\"\"\n        data-site=\"south-africa\">\n\n        \n        <div class=\"col-inner\">\n            <div class=\"image-top img-bg\"\n                style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MC-Dangor-Icon-1.jpg');\n                       background-position-y: 5%;\">\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"person-item-bottom\">\n\n            <p class=\"person-name\">Dr. Ziyaad Dangor<\/p>\n            <p class=\"person-title\">Site Director, CHAMPS South Africa<\/p>\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/person\/dr-ziyaad-dangor\/\" class=\"bio-link\">View Profile \n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img\/arrow-circle-right.png\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/a>\n            \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"person-bio-popup\">\n            <div class=\"person-popup-close\"> Close <i class=\"fa fa-close\"> <\/i><\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"row person-popup-top\">\n                <div class=\"col-md-4 person-popup-image\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MC-Dangor-Icon-1.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-8 person-popup-meta\">\n                    <h2>Dr. Ziyaad Dangor<\/h2> \n                    <p class=\"person-popup-title\">Site Director, CHAMPS South Africa<\/p>\n                    <ul class=\"person-social\"> \n                                                                    <\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"person-popup-bio\">\n                <p><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ziyaad Dangor is the Co-Director of CHAMPS South Africa and a pediatric pulmonologist at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Soweto. As a researcher, Ziyaad completed his doctoral thesis on Group B Streptococcal disease\u2019s clinical and immunological epidemiology at the Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit. In addition, his research interests include childhood TB, sequelae of lung disease in young infants, and point-of-care lung ultrasound. He has undertaken investigator-initiated, original research using clinical, epidemiological, and laboratory-based techniques to establish a successful research output, including publishing cited papers in high-impact factor journals. 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*\/\n\n@media(max-width: 992px) {\n\n    .partner-card {\n\n        padding: 0;\n    }\n}\n\n\n\n\n    .wp-admin .video-columns .wp-block-column:nth-child(2) {\n\n        z-index: 1!important;\n    }\n    <\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"row partner-gallery\">\n  <div style=\"margin-top: 25px\" class=\"person-list-heading\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img\/partners_icon.png\"\/>\n    <h3> Key Partners <\/h3>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"col-md-4 partner-card\"> \n    <div class=\"col-inner\">\n      <div class=\"partner-image-container\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"partner-image\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chris-hani-baragwanath-hospital-squarelogo-1637317988077.webp\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"partner-name\">Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital <\/p>\n      <a class=\"partner-read-more\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chrishanibaragwanathhospital.co.za\/\">GO TO SITE\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img\/arrow-circle-right.png\"\/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"col-md-4 partner-card\"> \n    <div class=\"col-inner\">\n      <div class=\"partner-image-container\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"partner-image\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cropped-NICD-LogoHR_page-0001.jpg\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"partner-name\">National Institute for Communicable Diseases <\/p>\n      <a class=\"partner-read-more\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicd.ac.za\/\">GO TO SITE\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img\/arrow-circle-right.png\"\/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"col-md-4 partner-card\"> \n    <div class=\"col-inner\">\n      <div class=\"partner-image-container\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"partner-image\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/samrc-logo_0.png\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"partner-name\">Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit <\/p>\n      <a class=\"partner-read-more\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samrc.ac.za\/research\/extramural-research-units\/vaccine-and-infectious-diseases-analytics\">GO TO SITE\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img\/arrow-circle-right.png\"\/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"col-md-4 partner-card\"> \n    <div class=\"col-inner\">\n      <div class=\"partner-image-container\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"partner-image\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/wc-logo.jpg\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"partner-name\">Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited (WHC) <\/p>\n      <a class=\"partner-read-more\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.witshealth.co.za\/\">GO TO 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Launched in 2015, CHAMPS collects and analyzes data to help identify the causes of child mortality in the places where it\u2019s highest. 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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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By putting those insights to work, we\u2019ve been able to save lives. 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Convened under the theme \u201cCelebrating 10 Years of CHAMPS: Advancing Knowledge and Saving Lives,\u201d the event brought together CHAMPS scientists from 9 sites across Africa and Southeast Asia, Program Office staff, public health leaders, policymakers, researchers, and health practitioners to reflect on CHAMPS\u2019 achievements and chart a bold vision for the years ahead. 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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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In the dimly lit room, two researchers did their work methodically and in silence, taking samples from the child\u2019s brain, lungs, and liver with a needle and swab, and then carefully packaging them to be sent for testing. Then the child\u2019s body was gently lifted into a postmortem pouch, to be sent for a proper burial. [&#8230;]<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/news\/how-the-gates-foundation-is-solving-a-tragic-mystery-why-do-children-and-mothers-die-prematurely\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from How the Gates Foundation is solving a tragic mystery: Why do children and mothers die prematurely?<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"card-bottom-link\">\n                                        \n                                            <div class=\"card-read-more\">\n                                                    <hr\/ style=\"width: 100%;\"> \n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/news\/how-the-gates-foundation-is-solving-a-tragic-mystery-why-do-children-and-mothers-die-prematurely\/\">\n                                                    Read more\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img\/arrow-circle-right.png\" alt=\"\">\n                                                <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner-inner -->\n                            <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner -->\n                        <\/div><!-- \/.resource -->\n                                    <\/div><!-- \/.story-slide -->\n                            <div class=\"story-slide pub-cont\">\n                                            <!-- Default card for non-publications -->\n                        <div class=\"resource\">\n\n                            <div class=\"col-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"image-top-container\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-top img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/csm_Champs-HPI-Partnership_348073231b-1024x683.webp')\">\n                                            <div class=\"resource-tag\">NEWS<\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"col-inner-inner\">\n                                    \n                                    <div class=\"card-bottom\">\n                                        <p class=\"publication-date\">July 21, 2025<\/p>\n                                        <p class=\"card-title\">CHAMPS and HPI Pioneer Digital Storytelling for Global Health Communication<\/p>\n                                        <div class=\"case-study-excerpt\">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 [&#8230;]<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/news\/champs-and-hpi-pioneer-digital-storytelling-for-global-health-communication\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from CHAMPS and HPI Pioneer Digital Storytelling for Global Health Communication<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"card-bottom-link\">\n                                        \n                                            <div class=\"card-read-more\">\n                                                    <hr\/ style=\"width: 100%;\"> \n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/news\/champs-and-hpi-pioneer-digital-storytelling-for-global-health-communication\/\">\n                                                    Read more\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img\/arrow-circle-right.png\" alt=\"\">\n                                                <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner-inner -->\n                            <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner -->\n                        <\/div><!-- \/.resource -->\n                                    <\/div><!-- \/.story-slide -->\n                            <div class=\"story-slide pub-cont\">\n                                            <!-- Default card for non-publications -->\n                        <div class=\"resource\">\n\n                            <div class=\"col-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"image-top-container\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-top img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CHAMPSCONFERENCE2025-03834-1024x577.jpg')\">\n                                            <div class=\"resource-tag\">NEWS<\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"col-inner-inner\">\n                                    \n                                    <div class=\"card-bottom\">\n                                        <p class=\"publication-date\">May 12, 2025<\/p>\n                                        <p class=\"card-title\">CHAMPS Network Marks 10 Years of Impact: Advancing Knowledge, Saving Lives<\/p>\n                                        <div class=\"case-study-excerpt\">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 \u201cCelebrating 10 Years of CHAMPS: Advancing Knowledge and Saving Lives,\u201d the event brought together CHAMPS scientists from 9 sites across Africa and Southeast Asia [&#8230;]<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/news\/champs-network-marks-10-years-of-impact-advancing-knowledge-saving-lives\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from CHAMPS Network Marks 10 Years of Impact: Advancing Knowledge, Saving Lives<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"card-bottom-link\">\n                                        \n                                            <div class=\"card-read-more\">\n                                                    <hr\/ style=\"width: 100%;\"> \n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/news\/champs-network-marks-10-years-of-impact-advancing-knowledge-saving-lives\/\">\n                                                    Read more\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img\/arrow-circle-right.png\" alt=\"\">\n                                                <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner-inner -->\n                            <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner -->\n                        <\/div><!-- \/.resource -->\n                                    <\/div><!-- \/.story-slide -->\n                            <div class=\"story-slide pub-cont\">\n                                            <!-- Default card for non-publications -->\n                        <div class=\"resource\">\n\n                            <div class=\"col-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"image-top-container\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-top img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-16-at-15.16.36-944x1024.png')\">\n                                            <div class=\"resource-tag\">RESOURCE<\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"col-inner-inner\">\n                                    \n                                    <div class=\"card-bottom\">\n                                        <p class=\"publication-date\">July 11, 2023<\/p>\n                                        <p class=\"card-title\">CHAMPS Impact Report, July 2023<\/p>\n                                        <div class=\"case-study-excerpt\">Advancing CHAMPS Mission to Save Children\u2019s Lives Since 2015, the CHAMPS Network has been at the forefront of building knowledge on the causes of child deaths in high-burden settings and generating evidence for action to save young lives. From pioneering innovation in the design and implementation of global surveillance to interacting with a broad spectrum [&#8230;]<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/resource\/champs-impact-report-july-2023\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from CHAMPS Impact Report, July 2023<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"card-bottom-link\">\n                                        \n                                            <div class=\"card-read-more\">\n                                                    <hr\/ style=\"width: 100%;\"> \n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/resource\/champs-impact-report-july-2023\/\">\n                                                    Read more\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img\/arrow-circle-right.png\" alt=\"\">\n                                                <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner-inner -->\n                            <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner -->\n                        <\/div><!-- \/.resource -->\n                                    <\/div><!-- \/.story-slide -->\n                            <div class=\"story-slide pub-cont\">\n                                            <!-- Default card for non-publications -->\n                        <div class=\"resource\">\n\n                            <div class=\"col-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"image-top-container\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-top img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-16-at-15.10.26-1024x740.png')\">\n                                            <div class=\"resource-tag\">RESOURCE<\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"col-inner-inner\">\n                                    \n                                    <div class=\"card-bottom\">\n                                        <p class=\"publication-date\">August 29, 2019<\/p>\n                                        <p class=\"card-title\">CHAMPS Diagnosis standard<\/p>\n                                        <div class=\"case-study-excerpt\">CHAMPS Diagnosis Standards (DS) for Determination of Cause of Death (DeCoDe) provide guidance to standardize assignment of cause of death for each CHAMPS for which the Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling (MITS) procedure was performed. While not intended to replace clinical and pathological judgment, these DS will support both accuracy and consistency of cause of death [&#8230;]<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/resource\/champs-diagnosis-standard\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from CHAMPS Diagnosis standard<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"card-bottom-link\">\n                                        \n                                            <div class=\"card-read-more\">\n                                                    <hr\/ style=\"width: 100%;\"> \n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/resource\/champs-diagnosis-standard\/\">\n                                                    Read more\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img\/arrow-circle-right.png\" alt=\"\">\n                                                <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner-inner -->\n                            <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner -->\n                        <\/div><!-- \/.resource -->\n                                    <\/div><!-- \/.story-slide -->\n                            <div class=\"story-slide pub-cont\">\n                                            <!-- Default card for non-publications -->\n                        <div class=\"resource\">\n\n                            <div class=\"col-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"image-top-container\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-top img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/background-img-1024x182.png')\">\n                                            <div class=\"resource-tag\">RESOURCE<\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"col-inner-inner\">\n                                    \n                                    <div class=\"card-bottom\">\n                                        <p class=\"publication-date\">October 23, 2020<\/p>\n                                        <p class=\"card-title\">Research Protocols and Definitions<\/p>\n                                        <div class=\"case-study-excerpt\">Building a Global Scientific Network When researchers can access reliable, comparable data from colleagues around the world, it broadens their scope of discovery. This is one of the reasons CHAMPS believes harmonized data collection and broad knowledge sharing are critical pathways to identifying new and effective solutions for child mortality. Harmonizing Data Collection It is [&#8230;]<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/resource\/research-protocols-and-definitions\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from Research Protocols and Definitions<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"card-bottom-link\">\n                                        \n                                            <div class=\"card-read-more\">\n                                                    <hr\/ style=\"width: 100%;\"> \n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/resource\/research-protocols-and-definitions\/\">\n                                                    Read more\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img\/arrow-circle-right.png\" alt=\"\">\n                                                <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner-inner -->\n                            <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner -->\n                        <\/div><!-- \/.resource -->\n                                    <\/div><!-- \/.story-slide -->\n                            <div class=\"story-slide pub-cont\">\n                                            <!-- Default card for non-publications -->\n                        <div class=\"resource\">\n\n                            <div class=\"col-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"image-top-container\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-top img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-16-at-14.55.12-1024x498.png')\">\n                                            <div class=\"resource-tag\">RESOURCE<\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"col-inner-inner\">\n                                    \n                                    <div class=\"card-bottom\">\n                                        <p class=\"publication-date\">February 28, 2024<\/p>\n                                        <p class=\"card-title\">CHAMPS Manual<\/p>\n                                        <div class=\"case-study-excerpt\">The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) Program aims to identify and collect data on causes of stillbirths and deaths of children under 5 years of age in areas of&nbsp; Africa and South Asia with high infant and child mortality. The CHAMPS Program is designed to apply advanced laboratory methodologies, diagnosis standards and a [&#8230;]<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/resource\/champs-manual\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from CHAMPS Manual<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"card-bottom-link\">\n                                        \n                                            <div class=\"card-read-more\">\n                                                    <hr\/ style=\"width: 100%;\"> \n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/resource\/champs-manual\/\">\n                                                    Read more\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img\/arrow-circle-right.png\" alt=\"\">\n                                                <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner-inner -->\n                            <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner -->\n                        <\/div><!-- \/.resource -->\n                                    <\/div><!-- \/.story-slide -->\n                            <div class=\"story-slide pub-cont\">\n                                            <!-- Default card for non-publications -->\n                        <div class=\"resource\">\n\n                            <div class=\"col-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"image-top-container\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-top img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CHAMPS_2024_10_14_03-scaled-e1733373810380-1024x216.jpg')\">\n                                            <div class=\"resource-tag\">NEWS<\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"col-inner-inner\">\n                                    \n                                    <div class=\"card-bottom\">\n                                        <p class=\"publication-date\">December 5, 2024<\/p>\n                                        <p class=\"card-title\"><\/p>\n                                        <div class=\"case-study-excerpt\">[Atlanta, USA\/ Potsdam, Germany]&nbsp;\u2013 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 [&#8230;]<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/news\/3520-2\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from <\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"card-bottom-link\">\n                                        \n                                            <div class=\"card-read-more\">\n                                                    <hr\/ style=\"width: 100%;\"> \n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/news\/3520-2\/\">\n                                                    Read more\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img\/arrow-circle-right.png\" alt=\"\">\n                                                <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner-inner -->\n                            <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner -->\n                        <\/div><!-- \/.resource -->\n                                    <\/div><!-- \/.story-slide -->\n                            <div class=\"story-slide pub-cont\">\n                                            <!-- Default card for non-publications -->\n                        <div class=\"resource\">\n\n                            <div class=\"col-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"image-top-container\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-top img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/32-768x618-1.jpg')\">\n                                            <div class=\"resource-tag\">RESOURCE<\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"col-inner-inner\">\n                                    \n                                    <div class=\"card-bottom\">\n                                        <p class=\"publication-date\">November 29, 2024<\/p>\n                                        <p class=\"card-title\">Expanding Partnerships<\/p>\n                                        <div class=\"case-study-excerpt\">CHAMPS teams are working with global partners and public health leaders to ensure they have ready access to CHAMPS data for analysis, policy development, and public health action. Expanding access to CHAMPS\u2019 growing body of results is a high priority for the network. Partners actively using CHAMPS data include: [&#8230;]<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/resource\/expanding-partnerships\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from Expanding Partnerships<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"card-bottom-link\">\n                                        \n                                            <div class=\"card-read-more\">\n                                                    <hr\/ style=\"width: 100%;\"> \n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/resource\/expanding-partnerships\/\">\n                                                    Read more\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img\/arrow-circle-right.png\" alt=\"\">\n                                                <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner-inner -->\n                            <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner -->\n                        <\/div><!-- \/.resource -->\n                                    <\/div><!-- \/.story-slide -->\n                            <div class=\"story-slide pub-cont\">\n                                            <!-- Default card for non-publications -->\n                        <div class=\"resource\">\n\n                            <div class=\"col-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"image-top-container\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-top img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/31-1-1024x681.jpg')\">\n                                            <div class=\"resource-tag\">RESOURCE<\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"col-inner-inner\">\n                                    \n                                    <div class=\"card-bottom\">\n                                        <p class=\"publication-date\">November 29, 2024<\/p>\n                                        <p class=\"card-title\">Establishing New Sites<\/p>\n                                        <div class=\"case-study-excerpt\">In 2023 CHAMPS will establish a site in Karachi, Pakistan, led by partners from Aga Khan University and the University of Texas, Southwestern School of Public Health. By providing information from a second CHAMPS site in South Asia, the Pakistan CHAMPS site will substantially strengthen our understanding of causes of stillbirths and child deaths from [&#8230;]<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/resource\/establishing-new-sites\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from Establishing New Sites<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"card-bottom-link\">\n                                        \n                                            <div class=\"card-read-more\">\n                                                    <hr\/ style=\"width: 100%;\"> \n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/resource\/establishing-new-sites\/\">\n                                                    Read more\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img\/arrow-circle-right.png\" alt=\"\">\n                                                <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner-inner -->\n                            <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner -->\n                        <\/div><!-- \/.resource -->\n                                    <\/div><!-- \/.story-slide -->\n                            <div class=\"story-slide pub-cont\">\n                                            <!-- Default card for non-publications -->\n                        <div class=\"resource\">\n\n                            <div class=\"col-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"image-top-container\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-top img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/30-1024x641-1.jpg')\">\n                                            <div class=\"resource-tag\">RESOURCE<\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"col-inner-inner\">\n                                    \n                                    <div class=\"card-bottom\">\n                                        <p class=\"publication-date\">November 29, 2024<\/p>\n                                        <p class=\"card-title\">Inspiring New Leaders<\/p>\n                                        <div class=\"case-study-excerpt\">We are excited to implement the CHAMPS Leadership Center initiative. Launched in 2023 in Bangladesh, the Leadership Center aims to direct health and demographic surveillance system activities for the network and provide technical support to CHAMPS sites as they build or improve their local systems. Our disseminated leadership model aims to place key network positions [&#8230;]<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/resource\/inspiring-new-leaders\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from Inspiring New Leaders<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"card-bottom-link\">\n                                        \n                                            <div class=\"card-read-more\">\n                                                    <hr\/ style=\"width: 100%;\"> \n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/resource\/inspiring-new-leaders\/\">\n                                                    Read more\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img\/arrow-circle-right.png\" alt=\"\">\n                                                <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner-inner -->\n                            <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner -->\n                        <\/div><!-- \/.resource -->\n                                    <\/div><!-- \/.story-slide -->\n                            <div class=\"story-slide pub-cont\">\n                                            <!-- Default card for non-publications -->\n                        <div class=\"resource\">\n\n                            <div class=\"col-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"image-top-container\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-top img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/26-1-1024x668.jpg')\">\n                                            <div class=\"resource-tag\">RESOURCE<\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"col-inner-inner\">\n                                    \n                                    <div class=\"card-bottom\">\n                                        <p class=\"publication-date\">November 29, 2024<\/p>\n                                        <p class=\"card-title\">Addressing New Scientific Questions<\/p>\n                                        <div class=\"case-study-excerpt\">Impact CHAMPS supports new lines of scientific inquiry through innovative use of our network. Questions CHAMPS is investigating include: Were children who died of malnutrition lacking specific nutrients? With a new grant from the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, CHAMPS will test micronutrient levels in samples from deceased infants and children in six sites in [&#8230;]<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/resource\/addressing-new-scientific-questions\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from Addressing New Scientific Questions<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"card-bottom-link\">\n                                        \n                                            <div class=\"card-read-more\">\n                                                    <hr\/ style=\"width: 100%;\"> \n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/resource\/addressing-new-scientific-questions\/\">\n                                                    Read more\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img\/arrow-circle-right.png\" alt=\"\">\n                                                <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner-inner -->\n                            <\/div><!-- \/.col-inner -->\n                        <\/div><!-- \/.resource -->\n                                    <\/div><!-- \/.story-slide -->\n                            <div class=\"story-slide pub-cont\">\n                                            <!-- Default card for non-publications -->\n                        <div class=\"resource\">\n\n                            <div class=\"col-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"image-top-container\">\n                                        <div class=\"image-top img-bg\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/champshealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/shutterstock_1374704072-1024x683.jpg')\">\n                                            <div class=\"resource-tag\">RESOURCE<\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"col-inner-inner\">\n                                    \n                                    <div class=\"card-bottom\">\n                                        <p class=\"publication-date\">November 29, 2024<\/p>\n                                        <p class=\"card-title\">Leveraging the CHAMPS Platform<\/p>\n                                        <div class=\"case-study-excerpt\">Impact The CHAMPS platform\u2014experience, infrastructure, and relationships\u2014enables CHAMPS teams to support additional scientific work and respond to emerging health needs. Collectively, the CHAMPS network builds capacity by mentoring scientists, providing feedback to health personnel, and empowering communities to ensure sustainable health improvements. 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