In Bangladesh, CHAMPS operates in the Baliakandi sub-district, a region with a high child mortality rate of 50 per 1,000. Despite over 30 healthcare facilities, including health centers and private clinics, challenges persist in saving children’s lives. The Baliakandi Upazila Health Complex (BUHC), the main referral hospital, offers critical services such as maternal and child health, reproductive health, nutritional activity services and mental health, making it a key site for CHAMPS’ facility-based data-driven initiatives. Additionally, CHAMPS works with facilities like Faridpur Medical College Hospital (FMCH) and Zahid Memorial Children Hospital (ZMCH). In collaboration with implementation partners like the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), and the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), CHAMPS aims to foster a hopeful future, improving child health outcomes through shared knowledge and innovative data to action.
WHERE WE WORK
A Global Network for Improving Child Survival
CHAMPS is a global network made of 22 catchment areas in 9 countries in Africa and South Asia.  The Network is a collaborative structure, with senior scientific leaders directing each site’s work in coordination with each other and with a US-based program office.
We build evidence to prevent child deaths with Ministries of Health in CHAMPS countries and other partners.
Gates Foundation Hasso Plattner Foundation Hasso Plattner Institute The Task Force for Global Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Emory Global Health Institute Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) World Health Organization (WHO) United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation Africa CDC Global Health Equity Network – World Economic Forum Child Health Task ForceKey Partners
Our Impact
In Bangladesh, CHAMPS positively impacts over 216,000 lives in the Baliakandi sub-district. By collaborating with partners to address high child mortality rates through data-driven strategies and innovative community interventions, we are saving children’s lives in the region.
Baliakandi
Catchment Areas
216,362
Population Under Surveillance
50/1,000
Under 5 Mortality Rate
41/1,000
Infant Mortality Rate
30/1,000
Neonatal Mortality Rate
22/1,000
Stillbirth Rate