What if we could make major strides against global epidemics such as HIV and TB by combining expertise in healthcare delivery models in low-resource settings with a deep understanding of what drives behavior? What if we could dramatically reduce the number of children...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
