To improve child health in Bangladesh and neighboring countries through evidence and advocacy. #forBangladesh #inBangladesh #withBangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh
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We are the Child Health Research Foundation. Guided by our commitment to prevent infections and save lives, we move forward every day with hope and purpose. Our work is for #Bangladesh, in #Bangladesh, and with #Bangladesh — rooted in the belief that together, we can build a healthier future.
1/ For the first time in Bangladesh, CHRF is performing the WHO-established pneumococcal ELISA test to observe and understand the impact of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-10).
3/ This ELISA test measures the antibodies children develop after vaccination. Antibodies are proteins our bodies produce to help fight infections like pneumonia and meningitis, and measuring them helps us understand how children respond to the vaccine.
1/ Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that infect bacteria. CHRF scientists have spent the past several years collecting and characterizing phages that infect Salmonella Typhi, the bacterium responsible for typhoid fever, from environmental water samples across Bangladesh.
6/ Meanwhile, our own research at CHRF continues to reveal surprising diversity among Typhi phages, including the discovery of phages that can infect bacteria without relying on the capsule previously thought to be essential for infection.
7/ Read the new Cell Host & Microbe study:
doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2026.…
Explore CHRF's phage research:
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd…
doi.org/10.1128/mra.00447-24
doi.org/10.64898/2026.08.19.…
2/ What began as an effort to develop affordable tools for tracking typhoid in our communities has grown into a diverse biobank of phages, opening new opportunities to understand how these viruses interact with bacteria, and why some bacterial strains resist infection.
1/ Last week, we welcomed Dr. Kirsten Vannice, Senior Program Officer at the @gatesfoundation, to CHRF. Having followed and supported several areas of our work over the years.
5/ What stood out throughout her story was a strong drive to work closer to the problems, understand what can truly change outcomes, and help move evidence toward meaningful impact.
5/ What stood out throughout her story was a strong drive to work closer to the problems, understand what can truly change outcomes, and help move evidence toward meaningful impact.