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“Integration and optimization are at the cutting edge of where diagnostic innovation is going to be in the next few years. The question is, how do we get there?”— Trevor Peter, Senior Scientific Director of Diagnostics Services for the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) Access to diagnostic services is critical for providing patients with...
Read moreCHAI is proud to join the International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI). iDSI is a global network of health, policy and economic experts supporting low- and middle-income countries to make healthcare investment decisions that reflect the best value-for-money. CHAI is one of several partners who will expand the group’s global network of expertise and cross-country experience....
Read moreSitting and talking with other people living with HIV at a health facility in Uganda, Zane* no longer felt alone. Unlike many of the others there who remained on efavirenz (EFV), he had recently switched to a new treatment regimen that includes dolutegravir (DTG) and could not believe how much better he felt. On DTG,...
Read moreAfter five hours hunched in a crowded minibus, three hours trying to soothe a crying baby, and one hour waiting to see a healthcare worker, she had made it. This Malawian mother had finally made it to a health facility to test her baby for HIV. Despite the hours of travel, she soon learned that...
Read moreOn January 27, the Government of Malawi and the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) hosted a ceremony marking the official transition of newly constructed infrastructure from the Ministry of Health to colleges of nursing and midwifery. In total 11 new classrooms and student hostels were constructed for seven colleges of Nursing and Midwifery. The...
Read moreIn Malawi, innovative models have been developed to optimize the efficiency of HIV service delivery in order to scale up access to treatment. In particular, three key models of differentiated care have emerged: multi-month prescriptions; fast-track drug refills; and community ART groups. In collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Malawi, CHAI conducted a mixed...
Read moreMwai 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 working to improve health in her community. “There are a lot of problems in...
Read moreAchieving universal access to HIV treatment requires using the resources available as efficiently as possible. To this end, CHAI supports 10 countries to conduct annual resource mapping. In Malawi, results have informed the allocation of US$300 million to high-impact interventions and increased national ownership of the HIV response. Learn more about CHAI’s work improving efficiency...
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