Celebrating 20 years of helping save lives and reduce the burden of disease

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4 takeaways from AIDS2022

The global AIDS fight is in danger but there is still time to get back on track. We reflect on our time at the conference.

AIDS was killing millions of people. CHAI was founded to make treatment equitable.

In the decades since, CHAI’s unique approach has been replicated to address many more health challenges.

The speeches that inspired the formation of CHAI

On this day 20 years ago, two former presidents closed IAS in Barcelona and Nelson Mandela asked Bill Clinton to help get treatment to people living with HIV.

Dr. Neil Buddy Shah named CEO as CHAI marks 20 years

Shah adds his expertise to a senior leadership team that has decades of experience tackling health system gaps.

“Our ultimate goal is that when a person comes into a health center, they receive the appropriate healthcare they need to stay healthy.”

– Dr. David Ripin, Executive Vice President, Infectious Diseases; Chief Science Officer

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Our Approach

“The fact that we were able to access these [HIV treatment] prices in Africa, you cannot put a price to it.”

– Mphu Ramatlapeng, former Health Minister in Lesotho, current CHAI EVP

No one, no matter where they live should die for lack of access to healthcare. For 20 years, CHAI has operated at the nexus of business, government, and health to save the lives of tens of millions of adults and children around the world.

What word defines CHAI for our staff?

CHAI is a mother.

“While many of us think of CHAI generally as a family, I think of it specifically as a mother.  To me, CHAI is like a mother who would sacrifice every single bit of herself to be able to make her children’s life as comfortable and as successful as possible.”

– Sandesh Dholakia, Analyst, Neglected Tropical Diseases, India

CHAI is hope.

“I’m part of a tribe called Miskitos, located in La Moskitia, Honduras. When I heard about CHAI in 2018, I was so happy and now that I’m working for CHAI, I feel so proud to be helping my people eliminate Malaria!”

– Roshni Iscoa, CHAI Malaria Associate, Honduras

CHAI is a university.

“CHAI is a real university with practical lifesaving work on the ground for those critically in need and hard to reach in low-resource countries like Ethiopia.”

– Dinkineh Bikila, CHAI Program Manager, Essential Medicines, Ethiopia

CHAI is determined.

“CHAI is determined to solve some of the world’s biggest health challenges with creativity and drive. The mentality is not to relieve pressure on the gas pedal until the job is completely done.”

– Abby Ward, Epidemiologist, Senior Technical Advisor, United States

Our History

“The faster we could move the more lives would be saved.”

– Ira Magaziner, Co-founder

2002- 2003

CHAI’s first program: HIV/AIDS

First programs begin in Africa and the Caribbean, aimed at scaling up HIV/AIDS care and treatment in entire countries. 800,000 people are treated in these countries in five years as a result of this work, up from a total of 2,000 when the work began.

First programs begin in Africa and the Caribbean, aimed at scaling up HIV/AIDS care and treatment in entire countries. 800,000 people are treated in these countries in five years as a result of this work, up from a total of 2,000 when the work began.

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