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Background Malaria is one of the leading causes of illness, death, and lost economic productivity globally. A malaria infection may result in a wide variety of symptoms, ranging from absent or mild symptoms like a headache or a fever to organ failure followed by coma and even death. While the successful scale-up and use of...
Read moreRotavirus is the most common cause of diarrheal disease among children. In fact, nearly every child who is not vaccinated will experience rotavirus at some point by age five. For children in countries without access to vaccinations and treatment, rotavirus can be fatal.
Read moreThere is a major global equity gap in cervical cancer prevention. Approximately 266,000 cervical cancer deaths and 528,000 new cases occur each year, making it the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide. Nearly 90 percent of the global deaths from cervical cancer occur in low- and middle-income regions and 80 percent of women in these countries do not have access to cervical cancer screening –by the time they are diagnosed, the cancer has spread.
Read moreIn 2013, Uganda introduced an HIV test-and-treat policy into its national healthcare guidelines, as recommended by the World Health Organization. This provided all people under the age of 15 with antiretroviral therapy (ART) immediately after their HIV positive status was confirmed. With the new policy, the country saw a nearly 50 percent increase in the...
Read moreThis World AIDS Day, we celebrate the tremendous progress that has been made in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with more than 20 million people living with HIV accessing life-saving antiretroviral treatment (ART) as of today. The incredible scale up of ART in developing countries, with affordable generic drugs widely available and the majority of...
Read moreMarket access agreements advance growing ACS-led effort to significantly improve cancer care in six sub-Saharan African countries The American Cancer Society (ACS) and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) today announced two separate groundbreaking market access agreements with Pfizer Inc. and Cipla Inc. to expand access to sixteen essential cancer treatment medications, including chemotherapies, in...
Read moreOn World Malaria Day, when the ambitious goal of eliminating malaria is within reach for several countries, it is important to remember that in many nations malaria continues to be a daily threat and one of the biggest killers of children. In Uganda, malaria accounts for 43 percent of hospital-based under-five deaths, and the entire...
Read moreIn a small village in rural east-central Uganda, baby Josephin is happily babbling to her mother Kevina and crawling around the yard. She has recovered well from a bout of bad diarrhea that she was suffering from just one day ago. Josephin is one of the lucky ones. She was able to access effective treatment...
Read morePneumonia is the leading cause of death for children globally, taking more lives annually than HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria combined. It is estimated that a child dies from pneumonia every 35 seconds. Pneumonia, a severe respiratory infection in which a child’s lungs fill with fluid, makes it difficult for them to absorb and exchange oxygen....
Read moreAccess to better tolerated, more convenient regimens for HIV treatment promotes adherence and leads to better patient outcomes. CHAI is working to ensure affordable pricing and to address demand-side barriers to access. Increased uptake of optimal second-line regimens in Uganda and Nigeria has improved HIV treatment and will deliver US$6.5 million in savings by 2018....
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