Shionogi, GARDP, and CHAI announce landmark license and collaboration agreements to treat bacterial infections by expanding access to cefiderocol in 135 countries
The collaboration agreement includes provisions to work with ministries of health and other experts to strengthen hospital-based stewardship programs that ensure appropriate use. These provisions are especially important to avoid fueling resistance to cefiderocol.
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CHAI-supported study in Zimbabwe demonstrates value of point-of-care viral load testing for pregnant women living with HIV
CHAI supported the government of Zimbabwe to conduct a study published in the AIDS journal to examine whether the use of point-of-care (POC) VL testing at health facilities during pregnancy improved HIV viral suppression at delivery.
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Annual Report 2020
CHAI's 2020 Annual Report is out now. The theme for the year is 'working with urgency'.
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CHAI releases second edition of Hepatitis C Market Report
The report provides market intelligence on hepatitis C diagnostics and drugs in low- and middle-income countries and covers preliminary insights into the hepatitis B market.
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New research from Malawi and Zimbabwe shows integrated point-of-care testing on a multi-disease platform can improve patient care
A CHAI-supported study published in AIDS describes pilot programs in Malawi and Zimbabwe to integrate TB and HIV testing on the same near-point-of-care devices within facilities.
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Evaluating client appointment adherence under the universal test and treat strategy in Eswatini
CHAI and partners' study published in the journal of HIV Medicine looks at whether clients were less likely to keep to their appointment schedules under the Eswatini treat all policy.
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For hep C patients who fail initial therapy, treatment is costly and often unavailable. New study shows alternative products could change that
CHAI supported an analysis, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, identifying readily available, generic HepC treatments that have been successfully used as second-line therapy for patients in Egypt, Georgia, and Myanmar.
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Point-of-care early infant diagnosis of HIV improves treatment initiation
The Journal of the International AIDS Society has published a CHAI-led evaluation of point-of-care early infant diagnosis (POC EID) of HIV in six African countries.
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Near point-of-care HIV viral load monitoring improves result turnaround times
A new study published in the Journal of the International AIDS Society highlights a CHAI-led project in seven sub-Saharan African countries to evaluate near-point-of-care (near-POC) tests used to monitor HIV viral load.
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Simplified approach to hepatitis C testing, treatment shows promise in seven countries
A new article published in BMJ Global Health details results of five years of CHAI support to governments as they initiate and scale up hepatitis C programs across seven low- and middle-income countries.
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