by Harvey Mogojwe | Feb 21, 2022
We are devastated to learn of the passing of our beloved friend, colleague, and CHAI board member, Dr. Paul Farmer. Paul was a champion for the health of those in need. He was a pathfinder, a mentor, and a guide to thousands of health workers throughout the world...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Feb 15, 2022
CHAI has developed a database to help suppliers better navigate market opportunities for human papillomavirus, pneumococcal conjugate, rotavirus, and inactivated polio vaccines in middle-income countries (MICs). There are currently 78 MICs that have never received or...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Feb 14, 2022
Cameroon, like many other low- and middle-income countries, experiences a high rate of childhood cancer. Although 80 percent of children with cancer in high-income countries survive, only about 10 to 20 percent of children survive up to five years after diagnosis in...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Feb 10, 2022
Our monthly check-in 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. I am a medical doctor with postgraduate training in health systems and services research. I...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Feb 4, 2022
Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancer but continues to be a leading cause of disease and death for women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). More than 300,000 women die of cervical cancer each year, with more than 90 percent of deaths...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Jan 25, 2022
Childhood pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in low- and middle-income countries, claiming nearly 800,000 lives every year.[1] In Indonesia alone, an estimated 10,000 lives are lost to this preventable illness each year.[2][3] Children suffering from...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Jan 21, 2022
The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) has been awarded a five-year Bill & Melinda Gates (BMGF) grant to produce annual global forecasts for malaria commodities such as insecticides, insecticide-treated nets, treatments, and diagnostics. These forecasts are...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Jan 20, 2022
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV is much lower now than it used to be due to the increased availability of antiretroviral therapy. Still, a small proportion of infants are born with HIV when mothers have high viral loads (VL) in utero, during delivery, or when...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Jan 13, 2022
Our monthly check-in 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. In 2015, I completed a bachelor’s degree in nursing science from Saint Cloud State...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Dec 17, 2021
“I am delighted to get blood pressure and glucose screening during the COVID vaccination. It’s a huge benefit as it’s a one-stop service that saves my time,” explains a 72-year-old patient at Ang Roka, Takeo province. Like many Cambodians, he was unaware of his risks...
