@chrfbd

To improve child health in Bangladesh and neighboring countries through evidence and advocacy. #forBangladesh #inBangladesh #withBangladesh

 Dhaka, Bangladesh
chrfbd.org/
Joined December 2016
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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.
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1/ Interested in exploring bacterial genomics, bioinformatics, and antimicrobial resistance through hands-on learning? CHRF’s 5-Day Workshop on Bacterial Genomics and Antimicrobial Resistance is now open for applications! Learn more and apply here: chrfbd.org/pages/building-sc…
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2/ Participants will learn to analyze bacterial genomes from sequence data, investigate antimicrobial resistance, and explore comparative genomics and phylogenetics through hands-on sessions.
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3/ Eligibility: Professionals and Bachelor's or Master's students and graduates in Life Sciences, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, or Public Health. Workshop Date: 20–24 December 2026
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1/ As International Infection Prevention Week comes to a close, we are reminded of the importance of preventing infections through everyday practices, continued research, and collective action. #InternationalInfectionPreventionWeek
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1/ At the Wellcome Mid-Career Researcher Meeting in London, a photograph from rural Mirzapur, Bangladesh, was featured in the event’s virtual gallery, Research in One Frame. It captured a simple but meaningful moment from CHRF’s ongoing research.
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2/ In the photograph, nine-month-old Abir sits calmly on his mother’s lap as our team prepares to collect his sample to test for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a virus that can cause respiratory diseases such as pneumonia.
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3/ This photograph captures the first step in a much larger effort to understand why RSV causes more severe disease and higher mortality among children in low- and middle-income countries like Bangladesh. Each visit brings us closer to finding answers.
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1/ On 13 and 14 October, Wellcome hosted the Mid-Career Researcher Meeting at the Royal College of Physicians in London, bringing together researchers from around the world.
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2/ At the event, Dr. Yogesh Hooda presented CHRF's research on severe viral pneumonia in children in Bangladesh, for which CHRF received the prestigious Wellcome Discovery Award in March.
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3/ The meeting provided an opportunity to share research from Bangladesh with the global scientific community, exchange knowledge and build connections.
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2/ At the event, Dr. Yogesh Hooda presented CHRF's research on severe viral pneumonia in children in Bangladesh, for which CHRF received the prestigious Wellcome Discovery Award in March.
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3/ The meeting provided an opportunity to share research from Bangladesh with the global scientific community, exchange knowledge and build connections.
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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).
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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.
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4/ Introducing a vaccine is a major step forward for public health, but understanding how well it continues to protect our children is a commitment that lasts long after.
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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.
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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.
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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.…
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