A group of clinical experts, scientists and advisors worldwide seeking to optimize care for vulnerable children in limited resource settings
Highlights
Child Health Task Force panel discussion on CHAIN with representatives from WHO, UNICEF & USAAID.
The CHAIN Network is focused on optimizing the management and care of the sick and undernourished child in resource-limited settings to improve survival, growth and development.
The CHAIN Network aims to identify the biological mechanisms and the socio-economic factors that determine a child’s risk of mortality in the six months following presentation to medical care with an acute illness.
Focus
CHAIN Burkina Faso site has been focused on the university of Ouagadougou newsletter. Read more…
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Recent Research
Abstract Severe malnutrition accounts for half-a-million deaths annually in children under the age of five. Despite improved WHO guidelines, inpatient mortality remains high and is associated with metabolic dysfunction. Previous…
ABSTRACT Hospitalized children with severe malnutrition face high mortality rates and often suffer from hepatic and intestinal dysfunction, with negative impacts on their survival. New treatments cannot be developed without…
