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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.
Read moreThis World Hepatitis Day, even as we pivot to respond to COVID-19, we cannot neglect the ongoing needs of people with chronic illnesses, such as viral hepatitis.
Read moreAVAC, CHAI and others are making sure we can introduce a new HIV prevention injection quickly and safely after early results from a clinical trial.
Read moreAgreement with Omega Diagnostics will help deliver same-day CD4 testing for people living with HIV in over 130 low- and middle-income countries at just US$3.98 per test.
Read moreIn Vietnam, a million people are infected with Hepatitis C (HCV). Without treatment, HCV can cause cirrhosis, liver cancer and even death. While no vaccines exist to prevent HCV, the virus is easily treated with directly-acting antivirals (DAAs). In 2017, CHAI worked with the Vietnamese government to pilot a national public sector HCV care and...
Read moreI grew up privileged. Access to clean water, food, health care, and education was never an issue during my childhood in California. While we were never wealthy from an American perspective, we always had enough to meet our basic needs. This privilege is something most of the world’s population lacks, and I am mindful that...
Read moreAs we recognize World Hepatitis Day this year, there is hope for millions of people living with chronic hepatitis around the world. New, directly acting antiviral (DAA) medications are providing a cure to people infected with the disease. In Vietnam, one of the countries with highest rates of hepatitis C (HCV) infection in the world,...
Read moreBill and Melinda Gates’ call in 2007 for a global commitment to eradicate malaria increased enthusiasm and political will in countries throughout Latin America, southern Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region to help achieve this important goal. Many countries, including those with a high malaria burden, have in turn declared national goals of eliminating the disease...
Read more(Barcelona, April 15, 2016) – Ministries of Health in Ethiopia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Vietnam are accelerating access to hepatitis C (HCV) testing and treatment with technical assistance from the Quick-Start program, which aims to cure 25,000 people of HCV in the next two years. The Quick-Start program is a partnership of the Clinton...
Read moreOn 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...
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