by Corina Milic | Sep 20, 2020
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...
by Corina Milic | Aug 27, 2020
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...
by Corina Milic | Aug 24, 2020
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...
by Corina Milic | Jul 30, 2020
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...
by Corina Milic | Jul 28, 2020
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,...
by Corina Milic | Jul 22, 2020
Hold your breath for a few moments. Are you holding it? OK; now think back to your high-school biology classes—the ones about oxidative phosphorylation. I know, I know: if you’re like most people, you probably forgot about oxidative phosphorylation as soon as the test...
