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Staff Spotlight: Ritubhan Gautam, Associate Director, Nutrition, AT and Country Support
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How Nigeria gave a million people their sight back in one year
In 12 months, Nigeria’s presidential initiative screened 1.5 million people and distributed over a million free reading glasses—with CHAI and partners contributing 800,000 pairs across 10 states.
By the numbers: How CHAI is scaling NCD solutions across 14+ countries
As world leaders gather in New York this week for the UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health, they're confronting a stark reality: non-communicable diseases (NCDs) kill more people than any other cause globally yet receive only a fraction...
Staff Spotlight: Sompasong Phongphila, Acting Deputy Country Director and Senior Program Manager, Lao PDR
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Staff Spotlight: Refiloe Damane, Senior Associate, Programs
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Staff Spotlight: Sharmishta Sivaramakrishnan, Senior Manager, Global Operations
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A $60 cure exists. So Why Are Millions Still Dying of Hepatitis C?
Rwanda shows elimination is possible. But without urgent global action, treatment access could vanish—and lives with it.
CHAI sessions at International AIDS Society (IAS) 2025
CHAI sessions at the International AIDS Society Summit 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda.
Staff spotlight: Thatohatsi Sefuthi, Advanced HIV Disease Regional Manager, Southern Region
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Breaking through barriers: How US$1 tests and affordable treatment are transforming sickle cell disease care
CHAI has secured two groundbreaking agreements that could fundamentally reshape access to care for sickle cell disease for millions of people around the world.