by Corina Milic | Aug 16, 2016
Mwai Banda, an 18 year-old woman from Chigodi village in Kasungu District, Malawi has traveled 60 kilometers to be interviewed for a Community Midwife Assistant (CMA) training program. Mwai holds a Malawi School Certificate of Education and has always dreamt of...
by Corina Milic | Aug 12, 2016
See the video here. Diarrhea is the second leading killer of children worldwide, responsible for over 600,000 deaths each year. India bears a quarter of the global burden: nearly 400 children die of diarrhea each day. A highly effective treatment—zinc and oral...
by Corina Milic | Aug 11, 2016
The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. and Subsidiaries’ Consolidated Financial Statements for 2015 are now available. Download...
by Corina Milic | Jul 28, 2016
Last World Hepatitis Day, we announced that CHAI, with the support of DFID, was launching its program in viral hepatitis to address the massive burdens of hepatitis B and C. Over this first year, we have seen tremendous progress in the global response to viral...
by Corina Milic | Jul 14, 2016
In Kanchin State, a remote part of northern Myanmar, 24 year-old U Dee Se has used heroin since the age of 18. Like many other people who inject drugs (PWIDs) in the area, throughout his drug use, he shared needles with friends, but was unconcerned about potentially...
by Corina Milic | Jun 28, 2016
Increasing access to accurate, validated diagnostics in the private sector is key to reducing India’s high tuberculosis burden. CHAI facilitated a partnership between private sector laboratories and manufacturers to support adoption of a low-price, high-volume...
by Corina Milic | May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016 – The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) today announced agreements with GPC Medical Limited and Shanghai Jolly Medical Education Co., Ltd. that will reduce the price of the neonatal bag and mask resuscitator and the neonatal...
by Corina Milic | May 10, 2016
The Kingdom of Swaziland’s National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) is pursuing the ambitious goal of malaria elimination, which is defined as zero local malaria cases (originating within Swaziland’s borders). If realized, Swaziland would be the first country in...
by Corina Milic | Apr 27, 2016
On April 1, 2016, Mrs. Lovina Ogolo arrives at Foursees Primary Health Care Center in Rivers State, Nigeria with her six-week old grandson, David Ogolo, to receive his vaccinations. She shows up early at the clinic with other caregivers. Some were referred by friends...
by Corina Milic | Apr 25, 2016
Enormous progress has recently been made in the global fight against malaria, with over a billion malaria illnesses and six million malaria deaths averted over the past 15 years. Aiming to build upon this success, the World Health Organization has set ambitious...