by Corina Milic | Nov 8, 2021
In Ethiopia, pneumonia accounts for 18 percent of all child deaths. Hypoxemia, or low blood oxygen, is a common and deadly complication of pneumonia. Medical oxygen is the only treatment. However, access to both oxygen and pulse oximeters, handheld devices used to...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Oct 28, 2021
Providing early detection services to reduce hypertension-related mortality rates in rural Zambia. Rhoda had been feeling unwell, but she could not identify what the problem was. When Nathan, a community health assistant (CHA) in Nakapata village found her at her...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Oct 21, 2021
Our monthly check-in with staff from around the world. Learn more about the people who work at CHAI. Please tell us a bit about your background and what brought you to CHAI. I have a medical degree and have always been interested in working with and for the community....
by Corina Milic | Oct 15, 2021
She was in labor and a 12 mile walk to the nearest health facility when complications began. On the International Day of Rural Women, we look at the barriers rural women face in accessing urgent maternal, newborn, and reproductive health services – and how CHAI is...
by Corina Milic | Oct 4, 2021
Access for the youngest children On World AIDS Day 2020, Unitaid and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) announced a groundbreaking deal that would see the very best HIV treatment made available to the youngest children for the first time. Almost two million...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Sep 23, 2021
Low- and middle-income countries have been working for decades to strengthen their health systems with much success. The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant challenges for these systems across the globe, setting back improvements in many countries. Zambia has...
