{"id":197,"date":"2025-10-09T08:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T08:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thearchealth.org\/?page_id=197"},"modified":"2026-02-23T01:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T01:42:14","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thearchealth.org\/index.php\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover page-header fade-in-on-load\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1079\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-453 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thearchealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/annie-spratt-427337-unsplash-2-scaled-e1722367043699.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thearchealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/annie-spratt-427337-unsplash-2-scaled-e1722367043699.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thearchealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/annie-spratt-427337-unsplash-2-scaled-e1722367043699-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thearchealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/annie-spratt-427337-unsplash-2-scaled-e1722367043699-1024x432.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thearchealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/annie-spratt-427337-unsplash-2-scaled-e1722367043699-768x324.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thearchealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/annie-spratt-427337-unsplash-2-scaled-e1722367043699-1536x647.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thearchealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/annie-spratt-427337-unsplash-2-scaled-e1722367043699-2048x863.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#060026\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center fade-in-left\">Our Blog<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- Filter Row -->\n<div class=\"news-toolbar\">\n  <label for=\"news-category-filter\" class=\"news-filter-label\">Filter by category<\/label>\n  <div class=\"news-select-wrap\">\n    <select id=\"news-category-filter\" class=\"news-select\">\n      <option value=\"\">All categories<\/option>\n                        <option value=\"uncategorized\">\n            Uncategorized          <\/option>\n                  <\/select>\n    <span class=\"news-select-arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u25be<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row pad-5\" id=\"news-gallery\" data-tax=\"category\">\n        <div class=\"col-md-4 news-card\">\n        <div class=\"col-inner\">\n          <div class=\"news-image fade-in-down\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.thearchealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_2961-2-scaled.jpg);\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"news-meta\">\n            <p class=\"news-date\">March 11th, 2026<\/p>\n            <p class=\"news-title\">CHAMPS 10th Advisory Committee Meeting: CHAMPS Data Drives Urgent Health Policy Action in Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"news-excerpt\"><\/p>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thearchealth.org\/index.php\/news\/champs-10th-advisory-committee-meeting-champs-data-drives-urgent-health-policy-action-in-sierra-leone\/\" class=\"read-more-link\">\n              READ MORE <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thearchealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img\/read-arrow.png\" alt=\"\">\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-md-4 news-card\">\n        <div class=\"col-inner\">\n          <div class=\"news-image fade-in-down\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.thearchealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_466804286-7.png);\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"news-meta\">\n            <p class=\"news-date\">August 1st, 2025<\/p>\n            <p class=\"news-title\">CHAMPS Translating findings from child mortality audits into life-saving interventions: CHAMPS Sierra Leone success storyResources<\/p>\n            <p class=\"news-excerpt\">In 2021, there were 104.7 deaths per 1,000 live births among children  under the age of 5 in Sierra Leone (1). 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