by Corina Milic | Apr 26, 2018
Aziz Sheshe is the Regional Vaccine and Immunization Officer for Tanzania’s Arusha region. He has been working with the government’s immunization program for the past 15 years. Aziz oversees immunization services at more than 300 health facilities across the region,...
by Corina Milic | Apr 25, 2018
Namibia has made remarkable headway in its push against malaria – between 2005 and 2015, reported incidence of malaria in the country dropped by 97 percent. It is well positioned to become one of the first countries in Africa to eliminate the disease. But key to...
by Corina Milic | Apr 24, 2018
There is a major global equity gap in cervical cancer prevention. Approximately 266,000 cervical cancer deaths and 528,000 new cases occur each year, making it the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide. Nearly 90 percent of the global deaths from cervical...
by Corina Milic | Apr 23, 2018
As low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) set their sights on the global elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) by 2030, adoption of WHO recommendations for diagnosis and improved access to testing will be critical. We believe that better market intelligence will...
by Corina Milic | Apr 18, 2018
Each year, 72,000 people die of cancer in Nigeria, with another 102,000 cases diagnosed. Lack of access to diagnosis and treatment, sparse public awareness, and an inadequate number of qualified health professionals and equipped treatment centers result in a high...
by Corina Milic | Mar 23, 2018
I still remember that day in late 2012, when this patient walked into my lab. He must have been in his early forties looking very weak and emaciated. He handed over the prescription and told me that his doctor had asked him to give his blood sample for a TB...
by Corina Milic | Mar 21, 2018
In 2013, Uganda introduced an HIV test-and-treat policy into its national healthcare guidelines, as recommended by the World Health Organization. This provided all people under the age of 15 with antiretroviral therapy (ART) immediately after their HIV positive status...
by Corina Milic | Mar 8, 2018
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2018, CHAI has dug into our blog archives and selected two incredible women whose stories we have previously featured. We are impressed by these women and what they have accomplished, and think you will be too. Monica Otieno:...
by Corina Milic | Feb 20, 2018
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...
by Corina Milic | Feb 13, 2018
BRUSSELS, Feb. 13, 2018 – The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) has been awarded a Horizon Birth Day Prize by the European Commission and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. CHAI is one of three winners, from among 48 applicants, being recognized for...
