In Ndola, Zambia on November 4, Patricia Munsanje and six other students huddled together around a dummy practicing cervical suturing. The students and their instructor—an obstetric health professional—bent down to carefully weave the sutures through a foam model meant to simulate a woman’s torn cervix after birth. First they practiced on the foam, and then…
November 18, 2015
Community Health Assistants in Zambia: Process Evaluation Findings Published
Universal health coverage (UHC) cannot be realized without an adequate health workforce and in particular community health workers (CHW) can make a considerable contribution towards achieving UHC. The Government of Zambia has recognized this and to improve access to healthcare and address health workforce shortages in rural areas, the Ministry of Health developed and implemented…
November 12, 2015
ARV Market Report
CHAI’s ARV Market Report provides a global perspective on the ARV marketplace in low- and middle-income countries in 2014 and outlines CHAI’s expectations on how the market will evolve over the next five years. See the 2015 ARV Market Report here.
November 9, 2015
UNFPA and CHAI combine efforts to increase access to family planning in Cameroon
UNFPA and the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) work closely in Cameroon to increase access to family planning services and improve supply chain management in support of the Ministry of Public Health. Since the start of the UNFPA/CHAI collaboration in late 2013, we have helped enable more than 37,000 additional women access to contraceptive…
November 3, 2015
Evidence on the Impact of Integrating Infant HIV Testing with Immunization Services
The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) and the Ministry of Health of Zambia announce the release of new evidence regarding the integration of infant HIV testing with routine immunization services. Early testing of HIV-exposed infants and the initiation of antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive infants is critical to improving infant survival. While Zambia has made…
November 3, 2015
3DE Evaluation of Reinforced Integration of Infant Services
Early testing of HIV-exposed infants and the initiation of antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive infants is critical to improving infant survival. Learn about evidence from a Demand-Driven Evaluations for Decisions (3DE) Evaluation in Southern Province, Zambia that measured the impact of reinforced integration of infant HIV testing and immunization services here.
October 20, 2015
Option B+ in Vietnam
On an autumn day in 2014 in the mountainous province of Yen Bai, Vietnam, an expectant mother, Yên, 27, was admitted to the Obstetric Department of Yen Bai Provincial General Hospital with pain she attributed to premature labor. “Yesterday she was still smiling and happily talking about her baby” said her mother, who accompanied her…
October 14, 2015
Program Overview: Demand-Driven Evaluations for Decisions
Demand-Driven Evaluations for Decisions (3DE) is a pioneering approach to support ministries of health with evidence-based decision-making by using rigorous impact evaluations in a demand-driven, rapid, and efficient way. Learn more about the 3DE approach in this program overview.
October 1, 2015
CHAI Financials: 2014
View the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. and Subsidiaries’ Consolidated Financial Statements for 2014.