CSF-5: Funded by WHO & JHU | Mar 2002- Feb 2004 What? A multi-country, double-blind, placebo-controlled, radomised study to determine whether equivalence between between 10 days versus 5 days of ceftriaxone therapy for treatment of acute bacterial meningitis in children …
Multicentre Amoxicillin Severe Pneumonia Study (MASS)
MASS: Funded by WHO | Jan 2006 – Dec 2006 What? MASS was a multi-country study that conducted community-based trials to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of a home-based oral amoxicillin treatment. Severe pneumonia patients were treated with oral amoxicillin …
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Happier now and a hopeful tomorrow
CHRF was involved with the introduction of Hib and Pneumonia text introduction in Bangladesh by generating evidence and showcasing them to the policy makers. This evidence was not only important for Bangladesh but also important for the surrounding regions of …
CHRF awarded by American Society for Microbiology
Dr. Samir K. Saha, Executive Director of Child Health Research Foundation has been selected for the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Award for Research in Clinical Microbiology, 2017. It is the first time that the awardee has been selected from …
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Welcome
The Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF) was initiated by a group of child health researchers of Bangladesh, working through research and educational efforts to facilitate the decision making on appropriate child health policy. It is based in the Department of …
