by Scott Miller | Jul 28, 2023
Eliminating hepatitis has never been more affordable. Earlier this year, the price of treatment for viral hepatitis dropped by over 90 percent[1], thanks to a breakthrough pricing agreement announced at the first-ever Global Hepatitis Resource Mobilization Conference...
by Corina Milic | Jul 27, 2023
During the opening session of the 12th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2023) on Sunday, July 23, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus applauded African countries, including Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Botswana, Eswatini, and...
by Scott Miller | Jul 12, 2023
This is the current list of sessions that CHAI is participating in at IAS 2023, taking place virtually and in-person from Brisbane, Australia, from July 23 to 26, 2023. Please note that this page is continuously being updated as participants and sessions are...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Jul 5, 2023
Our monthly check-in with staff from around the world. Learn more about the people who work at CHAI. Akuzike Rugunda Title: Senior Associate, Global SRH Team Location: Uganda Start date: October 2018 Please tell us a bit about your background and what brought you to...
by Scott Miller | Jun 26, 2023
HIV remains a significant health issue among children, with almost two million children living with HIV, mostly in low- and middle-income countries. Of these children, less than a million receive the treatment they need to survive. In many low- and middle-income...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Jun 22, 2023
To strengthen medical oxygen availability in the health system, the Ministry of Public Health, with the support of technical and financial partners (CHAI, UNICEF, WHO, CDC, etc.), has developed a National Strategic Plan for the Provision of Medical Oxygen (NSPMO) for...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Jun 20, 2023
In Zambia, cervical cancer ranks as the most frequent cancer among women of reproductive age. It is also one of the most preventable types of cancer. To reach global elimination targets, cervical cancer screening and treatment services have rapidly expanded across the...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Jun 20, 2023
Overview The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is helping expand access to medical oxygen in Mozambique. CHAI is a sub-grantee of FHI360 on the Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) project, a global eight-year project funded by the U.S. Agency...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Jun 19, 2023
Each year, nearly 896,000 babies are born in Ghana,[1] and an estimated two percent (about 18,000) of these babies are born with sickle cell disease (SCD). [2] Early screening of newborns for sickle cell disease can ensure early identification of the disease and...
by Scott Miller | Jun 6, 2023
We are relieved and grateful for the release of two colleagues after they were detained earlier this year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). These are committed public health workers, one of whom is a physician, who have worked for the health of the...
