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Children sit in a circle in the relative coolness of the village Anganwadi center (a courtyard shelter set-up by the government to provide basic health care and nutrition services in Indian villages), eating their lunch of potato curry and roti. Later in the day, mothers will arrive to pick up Take-Home Rations (THR) from the...
Read moreTuberculosis (TB) claims more lives each year than any other infectious disease – a global total of 1.4 million deaths. India accounts for one-third of these, along with 2.7 million new cases each year. The disease afflicts both rural and urban areas, but crowded mega-cities are major sources of new infection.
Read moreThis World TB Day, CHAI recognizes that fighting tuberculosis in India is key to eliminating the disease worldwide. Tuberculosis is one of the biggest killers in India, with two people dying every three minutes due to TB. It is estimated that 40 percent of the Indian population has tuberculosis. In fact, in 2016, India accounted for 27 percent of new TB cases and one-third of TB deaths in HIV negative patients, globally.
Read moreWhat 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 who die from diarrhea by nudging families and caregivers towards correct care-seeking...
Read moreSix years ago, I faced a major crossroads in my life. After serving almost two decades in uniform, the last five of which I oversaw strategic operations for the Indian Navy, I was presented with the option of either taking on a lucrative career with one of the major defense contractors, or more meaningful (although...
Read moreThe IKEA Foundation and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) today announced two new four year grants totaling $16.8 million to continue work to reduce child mortality and provide access to lifesaving treatment for diarrhea and pneumonia in Madhya Pradesh, India and Kenya. The two grants, which began in January, build on CHAI’s work in...
Read moreThe Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and IKEA Foundation, partnered with the Governments of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat to support scale-up of zinc and ORS, from 2012-2016. The program focused on ensuring consistent supply and dispensing practices with public and private health providers, and...
Read moreSee 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 rehydration salts (ORS)—is affordable and available, but too few children are receiving the...
Read moreIncreasing 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 model that improves access to quality diagnostics and strengthens linkages in India’s healthcare system. Learn more by reading the case...
Read moreThe IKEA Foundation and the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) announce a new four-year grant, which commenced in January 2016, aimed at improving nutritional outcomes and child health in Madhya Pradesh, India. “The IKEA Foundation believes that every child has the right to a healthy start in life, so we are donating €9.7 million to CHAI...
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