In commemoration of World Health Worker Week 2022, we highlight our work in Zambia to support the training, deployment of and optimization of the available workforce to ensure optimum health outcomes for all patients.
Resource type: Blog Posts
Earth Hour at CHAI: Lighting up our response to climate change in ways big and small
In this blog, CHAI shares how we have begun to systematically respond to climate change through our strategy, programs, and day-to-day operations. In addition, CHAI staff share how they personally try to reduce their carbon print.
Supporting improved tuberculosis screening in South Africa
With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), CHAI is helping the South African National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTCP) scale up the mobile information platform, TBCheck, that provides an easy mechanism for TB self-screening by guiding users through a series of questions about themselves and any symptoms they may be experiencing.
Strengthening drug safety to increase use of preventive treatment for tuberculosis in Zimbabwe
CHAI is supporting the Zimbabwe TB national program to not only roll out new anti-TB treatment, but also to support drug safety monitoring to ensure quality of care for patients.
5 Questions with Matiko Riro
Our monthly check-in with staff from around the world. Learn more about the people who work at CHAI.
The change within: Taking home better nutrition
CHAI collaborated with the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) in India for an improved fortified supplementary food, in the form of Take-Home Ration (THR) formula meant for children (6-36 months), which boasted higher nutritional density and quality.
Safe drinking water: An unlikely antidote for malnutrition
Through the People-Powered Newtrition initiative, CHAI is helping the government of Madhya Pradesh, India, in mitigating the risks posed by a lack of access to safe drinking water by supporting community-level solutions.
How girls in Madhya Pradesh tackle anemia in everyday life
Clinton Health Access Initiative supports the government of Madhya Pradesh on anemia prevention programming with a key focus on maternal and adolescent nutrition.
Women who inspire us: International Women’s Day 2022
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2022, we are sharing the stories of women who have previously been featured on our blog. We are impressed by their impact and their resilience and think you will be too.
Introducing an e-learning platform for health workers: The Immunization Academy in Nigeria
After an immunization session, Musa*, a health worker in Kano State, Nigeria, typically emptied contents of his portable vaccine carrier into the solar direct-drive (SDD) freezer in his clinic without much thought about sensitivities of the vaccines. In some cases, he...