Six years ago, I faced a major crossroads in my life. After serving almost two decades in uniform, the last five of which I oversaw strategic operations for the Indian Navy, I was presented with the option of either taking on a lucrative career with one of the major...
Resource type: Blog Posts
Diarrhea doesn’t have to be deadly: How ORS and zinc have transformed treatment in Kenya
In 2011, diarrhea was the leading killer of children under the age of five in Kenya. So the IKEA Foundation, the Kenyan government and CHAI went to work to make treatment more affordable and to train healthcare workers and educate caregivers in order to save the lives...
From volunteer to COO: Working on Tanzania’s first ever HIV/AIDS treatment plan
I joined CHAI as a volunteer in February 2003. I had just graduated with a Master’s degree in economics from the London School of Economics and returned home to Kenya. While on the job hunt, a friend of mine volunteering with CHAI from McKinsey and Company asked if I...
How a landmark drug deal will reduce side effects and help people living with HIV stay on treatment
This World AIDS Day, we celebrate the tremendous progress that has been made in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with more than 20 million people living with HIV accessing life-saving antiretroviral treatment (ART) as of today. The incredible scale up of ART in...
Vietnamese ‘stories and hard work moved me to find a way to help’
I grew up privileged. Access to clean water, food, health care, and education was never an issue during my childhood in California. While we were never wealthy from an American perspective, we always had enough to meet our basic needs. This privilege is something most...
How ‘miracle’ of AIDS patients’ survival gives hope for future
It was the spring of 1998, while working as a clinician in Lesotho, that I first realized the terrible impact that HIV would have on my country. Patients were growing sicker by the day, and at times I thought I might not even have any more patients to care for within...
How specialized health worker training in Zambia is helping save lives
Carol M. Mufana has worked with CHAI in Zambia since 2013, but it wasn’t until her own son’s life was saved by a doctor whose training was facilitated by CHAI that the work the organization was doing really hit home. I met Dr. Vernon Pashi in June of 2017 when my...
A government-led approach to increasing access to oxygen in Nigeria
Almost 1 milion children die each year from pneumonia. Here is how Nigeria is making sure hospitals have the right tools to fight back.
Webinar: Guide to CHAI’s HIV New Product Introduction Toolkit (part 2)
This webinar, the second in a two-part series, highlights tools and resources in CHAI’s HIV New Product Introduction Toolkit. The toolkit provides ministries of health and implementing partners with the tools necessary to evaluate the adoption and introduction of new...
Webinar: Guide to CHAI’s HIV New Product Introduction Toolkit
This webinar, the first in a two-part series, guides usage of CHAI’s HIV New Product Introduction Toolkit. The toolkit provides Ministries of Health and implementing partners with the tools necessary to evaluate the adoption and introduction of new HIV products in...