Cardiovascular disease is the world’s biggest killer, claiming 17.7 million lives every year. Eighty percent of all cardiovascular deaths are from heart attacks and strokes, and 75 percent of those occur in low- and middle-income countries. As we make progress in the...
On a recent busy day at the Nyamhunga clinic, a patient arrived bleeding heavily. Due to staffing shortages, there was only one nurse on duty for a clinic that serves 8,880 Hurungwe Rural District residents. The patient, Anne*, had miscarried at 20 weeks pregnant, but...
Our monthly checkin 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. My early career was in for-profit, but I knew I wanted to shift to working at a mission-driven...
Nigeria recorded its first case of COVID-19 in February 2020, and like most other countries, the government activated all of its health systems to prevent rapid and further spread. Immediately, the government coordinated efforts at the highest levels, setting up a...
Our monthly checkin with staff from around the world. Learn more about the people who work at CHAI. Before joining CHAI in June, Dr. Yogan Pillay served as deputy director-general for health programs in South Africa’s national department of health since 2008. Prior to...
This World Hepatitis Day, we find ourselves in strange and difficult times as the globe has turned its attention to battling the COVID-19 pandemic. Even as we pivot to support this important work, we cannot neglect the ongoing needs of people with chronic illnesses,...
