Finding and treating people with tuberculosis is critical to slow the disease. Preventing it in the first place will help end the epidemic.
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Leveraging rural entrepreneurs to provide safe drinking water
In India, about 80 percent of people who live in rural areas don’t have access to safe drinking water. A community entrepreneurship model for rural communities can change that.
Women who inspire us: International Women’s Day 2020
At CHAI, our staff is our greatest asset. Our efforts are driven by the talent, creativity, and hard work of our people. This year, for International Women’s Day, we are highlighting several of the women who work at CHAI.
Honduras and Guatemala honored as leaders in the fight against malaria
Malaria Day in the Americas is celebrated each year on November 6th with the goal of promoting awareness, building engagement, and triggering action as the region works towards malaria elimination. It´s also an opportunity to highlight progress made by national...
4 Highlights from 2019: A year of partnerships
CHAI is proud of the progress that we have made over the past year to address health issues in low- and middle-income countries. We have not made that progress alone. We work closely with governments, other organizations and community groups, as well as the...
Following their lead: Partnering with communities to increase access to HIV treatment
Our Senior Director for HIV reflects on World AIDS Day: “Although we have had many successes over the past decade in our work in HIV, it is our failures that keep me up at night and push me to do more.”
‘We have come so far’: Getting oxygen into local hospitals in Uganda
In the pediatric ward at the first hospital there were three children receiving oxygen therapy, including a small boy hooked up to an oxygen cylinder.
How quick action and training are saving the lives of mothers and babies in Zambia
A partnership between the Swedish Embassy, the Zambian government, and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is strengthening access to quality care for mothers and babies.
How a simple diarrhea treatment can save thousands of children’s lives
In a small village in rural east-central Uganda, baby Josephin is happily babbling to her mother Kevina and crawling around the yard. She has recovered from a bout of bad diarrhea that she was suffering from just one day ago…
Partnerships will help Rwanda eliminate hepatitis C in five years
Since launching its viral hepatitis program, Rwanda has taken an aggressive approach to combating the disease. By the end of 2018, around 700,000 people were screened for HCV and 10,000 treated and cured.