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Preventing infections, saving lives and building scientists to improve child health through evidence and advocacy. #forBangladesh #inBangladesh #withBangladesh
November 24th is the last day of World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week. This week gives us a moment to pause and consider the gravity of the situation and the role each of us play.
Here is a short video we prepared on AMR:
Here is a short video we prepared on AMR:
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
November 24th is the last day of World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week. This week gives us a moment to pause and consider the gravity of the situation and the role each of us play.
Here is a short video we prepared on AMR:
Here is a short video we prepared on AMR:
1/ Strengthening the Global Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance!
Our colleagues at CHRF — Dr. Mohammad Saiful Islam Sajib and Mr. Adittya Arefin — recently joined the Antimicrobial Stewardship Capacity-Strengthening Course by CAMO-Net South Africa.
#waaw #antimicrobialresistance
Our colleagues at CHRF — Dr. Mohammad Saiful Islam Sajib and Mr. Adittya Arefin — recently joined the Antimicrobial Stewardship Capacity-Strengthening Course by CAMO-Net South Africa.
#waaw #antimicrobialresistance
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
1/ Strengthening the Global Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance!
Our colleagues at CHRF — Dr. Mohammad Saiful Islam Sajib and Mr. Adittya Arefin — recently joined the Antimicrobial Stewardship Capacity-Strengthening Course by CAMO-Net South Africa.
#waaw #antimicrobialresistance
Our colleagues at CHRF — Dr. Mohammad Saiful Islam Sajib and Mr. Adittya Arefin — recently joined the Antimicrobial Stewardship Capacity-Strengthening Course by CAMO-Net South Africa.
#waaw #antimicrobialresistance
2/ Every child deserves a healthy start in life. Yet in Bangladesh, pneumonia remains one of the leading causes of death among children under five, claiming around 24,000 young lives each year.
November 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
2/ Every child deserves a healthy start in life. Yet in Bangladesh, pneumonia remains one of the leading causes of death among children under five, claiming around 24,000 young lives each year.
1/ This year, the Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF) observed World Pneumonia Day through a series of awareness activities and campaigns across Bangladesh, reaffirming our commitment to pneumonia prevention, public awareness, and child health protection.
#worldpneumoniaday2025 #childsurvival
#worldpneumoniaday2025 #childsurvival
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
1/ This year, the Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF) observed World Pneumonia Day through a series of awareness activities and campaigns across Bangladesh, reaffirming our commitment to pneumonia prevention, public awareness, and child health protection.
#worldpneumoniaday2025 #childsurvival
#worldpneumoniaday2025 #childsurvival
1/ CHRF is now offering Whole Exome Sequencing Services in Bangladesh for diagnostic purposes!
November 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
1/ CHRF is now offering Whole Exome Sequencing Services in Bangladesh for diagnostic purposes!
1/ The World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (WSPID) hosted the 14th World Congress in Bangkok, Thailand from 28–31 October 2025 and we are delighted to share that Ms. Krishna Banik Pushpita, Data Scientist at CHRF, participated in the event!
November 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
1/ The World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (WSPID) hosted the 14th World Congress in Bangkok, Thailand from 28–31 October 2025 and we are delighted to share that Ms. Krishna Banik Pushpita, Data Scientist at CHRF, participated in the event!
1/ Meet Ms. Atiya Binta Hossain — Executive Officer at CHRF, working closely with our Building Scientists for Bangladesh (BSB) team and actively contributing to CHRF's science communication efforts.
Read her story here: chrfbd.org/blogs/a8035a...
Read her story here: chrfbd.org/blogs/a8035a...
November 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
1/ Meet Ms. Atiya Binta Hossain — Executive Officer at CHRF, working closely with our Building Scientists for Bangladesh (BSB) team and actively contributing to CHRF's science communication efforts.
Read her story here: chrfbd.org/blogs/a8035a...
Read her story here: chrfbd.org/blogs/a8035a...
1/ October may be ending, but awareness should never fade.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month reminds us that every story is unique, every journey matters.
Each story of courage and recovery inspires us to keep learning, listening, and spreading awareness beyond this month.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month reminds us that every story is unique, every journey matters.
Each story of courage and recovery inspires us to keep learning, listening, and spreading awareness beyond this month.
October 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
1/ October may be ending, but awareness should never fade.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month reminds us that every story is unique, every journey matters.
Each story of courage and recovery inspires us to keep learning, listening, and spreading awareness beyond this month.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month reminds us that every story is unique, every journey matters.
Each story of courage and recovery inspires us to keep learning, listening, and spreading awareness beyond this month.
1/ CHRF is now offering this diagnostic service in Bangladesh and has successfully created and dispatched its first report! From processing samples to analyzing results, every step has been done at CHRF.
October 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
1/ CHRF is now offering this diagnostic service in Bangladesh and has successfully created and dispatched its first report! From processing samples to analyzing results, every step has been done at CHRF.
1/ From years of research, data collection, and advocacy to this moment of children receiving the typhoid vaccine, it truly feels like a full-circle achievement for CHRF.
October 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
1/ From years of research, data collection, and advocacy to this moment of children receiving the typhoid vaccine, it truly feels like a full-circle achievement for CHRF.
1/ CHRF is offering Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) services for all interested scientists ! Take your research to the next level with high-quality sequencing and expert bioinformatics support from our dedicated team.
October 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
1/ CHRF is offering Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) services for all interested scientists ! Take your research to the next level with high-quality sequencing and expert bioinformatics support from our dedicated team.
1/ Meet Al Amin, a passionate Research Investigator at CHRF!
October 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
1/ Meet Al Amin, a passionate Research Investigator at CHRF!
1/ CHRF is honored to be part of the Genomic Frontiers Rwanda 2025 Symposium, held from October 15–17, which brings together national and international leaders in science, research, public health, and genomic innovation.
October 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
1/ CHRF is honored to be part of the Genomic Frontiers Rwanda 2025 Symposium, held from October 15–17, which brings together national and international leaders in science, research, public health, and genomic innovation.
1/ Zafreen Islam, our thesis student from North South University, is carrying out one of the most important steps of her undergraduate research — phage isolation!
October 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
1/ Zafreen Islam, our thesis student from North South University, is carrying out one of the most important steps of her undergraduate research — phage isolation!
1/ Prof. Samir K. Saha, Executive Director of CHRF, and Prof. Dr. Md. Mahbubul Hoque, Director of Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute (BSHI), visited the vaccine center at BSHI on the occasion of the rollout of the Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV).
October 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
1/ Prof. Samir K. Saha, Executive Director of CHRF, and Prof. Dr. Md. Mahbubul Hoque, Director of Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute (BSHI), visited the vaccine center at BSHI on the occasion of the rollout of the Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV).
Meet Kiyaansh, son of our Research Technologist Dipu Chandra Das!
Here’s him right after his typhoid vaccination. Not a single drop of tear, but a whole lot of teeth!
Here’s him right after his typhoid vaccination. Not a single drop of tear, but a whole lot of teeth!
October 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Meet Kiyaansh, son of our Research Technologist Dipu Chandra Das!
Here’s him right after his typhoid vaccination. Not a single drop of tear, but a whole lot of teeth!
Here’s him right after his typhoid vaccination. Not a single drop of tear, but a whole lot of teeth!
2/ Three decades ago, this journey began from data generation to interpretation, from years of research and advocacy to finally implementation. We will be working on measuring the impact of the TCV introduction in Bangladeshi children, completing the full cycle of vaccination.
October 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
2/ Three decades ago, this journey began from data generation to interpretation, from years of research and advocacy to finally implementation. We will be working on measuring the impact of the TCV introduction in Bangladeshi children, completing the full cycle of vaccination.
1/ Today, we celebrated the introduction of the Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) in Bangladesh at CHRF!
It was not just a day of achievement — it was deeply emotional. Every member of CHRF has had a part to play in this decades-long advocacy that made this moment possible.
It was not just a day of achievement — it was deeply emotional. Every member of CHRF has had a part to play in this decades-long advocacy that made this moment possible.
October 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
1/ Today, we celebrated the introduction of the Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) in Bangladesh at CHRF!
It was not just a day of achievement — it was deeply emotional. Every member of CHRF has had a part to play in this decades-long advocacy that made this moment possible.
It was not just a day of achievement — it was deeply emotional. Every member of CHRF has had a part to play in this decades-long advocacy that made this moment possible.
1/ CHRF has preserved many years’ worth of Salmonella Typhi — the notorious bacteria that causes typhoid — through careful biobanking.
Here is Parvin Akter, Lab Technologist at CHRF, diligently preserving Salmonella Typhi isolates today to support the discoveries of tomorrow. Our work must go on!
Here is Parvin Akter, Lab Technologist at CHRF, diligently preserving Salmonella Typhi isolates today to support the discoveries of tomorrow. Our work must go on!
October 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
1/ CHRF has preserved many years’ worth of Salmonella Typhi — the notorious bacteria that causes typhoid — through careful biobanking.
Here is Parvin Akter, Lab Technologist at CHRF, diligently preserving Salmonella Typhi isolates today to support the discoveries of tomorrow. Our work must go on!
Here is Parvin Akter, Lab Technologist at CHRF, diligently preserving Salmonella Typhi isolates today to support the discoveries of tomorrow. Our work must go on!
Guess which device is sequencing DNA in our lab today?
Hint- it is tiny but mighty, and called _____??
Hint- it is tiny but mighty, and called _____??
October 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Guess which device is sequencing DNA in our lab today?
Hint- it is tiny but mighty, and called _____??
Hint- it is tiny but mighty, and called _____??
Guess which device is sequencing DNA in our lab today?
Hint- it is tiny but mighty, and called _____??
Hint- it is tiny but mighty, and called _____??
October 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Guess which device is sequencing DNA in our lab today?
Hint- it is tiny but mighty, and called _____??
Hint- it is tiny but mighty, and called _____??
In the molecular lab, precision begins at the bench!
Every day, Mehbooba Sharmin, Molecular Biologist at CHRF, works with consistency to process samples from nucleic acid extraction to PCR. Her dedication to accuracy helps build the foundation for reliable diagnosis.
Every day, Mehbooba Sharmin, Molecular Biologist at CHRF, works with consistency to process samples from nucleic acid extraction to PCR. Her dedication to accuracy helps build the foundation for reliable diagnosis.
October 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
In the molecular lab, precision begins at the bench!
Every day, Mehbooba Sharmin, Molecular Biologist at CHRF, works with consistency to process samples from nucleic acid extraction to PCR. Her dedication to accuracy helps build the foundation for reliable diagnosis.
Every day, Mehbooba Sharmin, Molecular Biologist at CHRF, works with consistency to process samples from nucleic acid extraction to PCR. Her dedication to accuracy helps build the foundation for reliable diagnosis.
Dr. Senjuti Saha, Deputy Executive Director at CHRF, recently joined the Neurology Podcast with Dr. Deanna Saylor to discuss her viewpoint in The Lancet Digital Health, titled “Overcoming Colonialism in Pathogen Genomics.”
Listen to the full episode here: youtu.be/Dn4N1a54oRo?...
Listen to the full episode here: youtu.be/Dn4N1a54oRo?...
October 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Dr. Senjuti Saha, Deputy Executive Director at CHRF, recently joined the Neurology Podcast with Dr. Deanna Saylor to discuss her viewpoint in The Lancet Digital Health, titled “Overcoming Colonialism in Pathogen Genomics.”
Listen to the full episode here: youtu.be/Dn4N1a54oRo?...
Listen to the full episode here: youtu.be/Dn4N1a54oRo?...
1/ Dr. Arif Mohammad Tanmoy, Associate Scientist at CHRF, was invited to present CHRF's research at the 6th International Conference of Biotechnology on Health and Agriculture (ICBHA-2025), organized by the Global Network of Bangladeshi Biotechnologists (GNOBB)!
October 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
1/ Dr. Arif Mohammad Tanmoy, Associate Scientist at CHRF, was invited to present CHRF's research at the 6th International Conference of Biotechnology on Health and Agriculture (ICBHA-2025), organized by the Global Network of Bangladeshi Biotechnologists (GNOBB)!
1/ It was an absolute privilege to represent Bangladesh at the 14th International Meeting on Microbial Epidemiological Markers (IMMEM XIV), held from 17–20 September 2025 in Porto — the largest clinical microbiology conference dedicated to microbial typing and epidemiology.
September 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
1/ It was an absolute privilege to represent Bangladesh at the 14th International Meeting on Microbial Epidemiological Markers (IMMEM XIV), held from 17–20 September 2025 in Porto — the largest clinical microbiology conference dedicated to microbial typing and epidemiology.