by Harvey Mogojwe | Mar 23, 2022
Effective interventions to increase routine immunization uptake in health facilities BACKGROUND In November 2020, CHAI Uganda’s vaccines team set out to help the government address challenges with routine immunization service delivery and improve equity across 14...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Mar 22, 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 economics. My interest is in...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Mar 17, 2022
How take-home-rations are facilitating a nutrition revolution in Madhya Pradesh With her infant daughter in tow, Narmada walks down to the Anganwadi Center at the edge of her village in northern Madhya Pradesh (MP). It is a hot summer day and the girl, 18-month-old...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Mar 16, 2022
One community-led solution, brought to life by like-minded stakeholders, is showing great promise in arresting malnutrition rates, by providing access to safe drinking water in Madhya Pradesh. But how and what’s next? A small village in the water-scarce tribal...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Mar 14, 2022
Vidisha is a high-priority district in Madhya Pradesh with a high burden of anemia. A local youth leader shares her experience and learning about the importance of good nutrition and iron and folic acid supplements in the prevention of anemia. Geeta* was 13 years old...
by Corina Milic | Mar 8, 2022
Each year, staff at CHAI have the privilege of meeting many incredible women in our partner countries. We work with women who are transforming healthcare systems as doctors, nurses, community health workers, and administrators. We also meet the women navigating those...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Mar 2, 2022
As access to cancer care expands in low- and middle-income countries, developing tools to educate patients and caretakers has never been more important. CHAI adapted for use in Nigeria a pictorial educational booklet, initially developed by the nonprofit Global...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Feb 23, 2022
After an immunization session, Musa*, a health worker in Kano State, Nigeria, typically emptied contents of his portable vaccine carrier into the solar direct-drive (SDD) freezer in his clinic without much thought about sensitivities of the vaccines. In some cases, he...
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...
