A group of clinical experts, scientists and advisors worldwide seeking to optimize care for vulnerable children in limited resource settings
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.
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CHAIN Burkina Faso site has been focused on the university of Ouagadougou newsletter. Read more…
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Recent Research
The Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition Network Introduction Children admitted to hospitals in resourcepoor settings remain at risk of both inpatient and postdischarge mortality. While known risk factors such as…
Judd L. Walson and James A. Berkley Purpose of review Almost half of all childhood deaths worldwide occur in children with malnutrition, predominantly in sub- Saharan Africa and South Asia.…
