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Addressing the gaps in HIV service delivery is critical to eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Even small gains in maternal retention on antiretroviral therapy (ART) can result in large gains in the number of children born HIV-free and significantly improves the health and survival of women and children. With timely identification of HIV status among...
Read moreArriving early in the morning to receive their HIV medications and beat the crowds, patients visiting resource-limited health facilities are often greeted by long lines. This was a problem experienced in some of the busiest health centers in Lusaka, Zambia, in 2014. While Zambia’s rate of HIV/AIDS prevalence is declining (12.9% in 2015 compared to...
Read moreIn urban areas, crowded HIV treatment facilities with long patient wait times can deter patients from attending their clinical appointments and picking up their medications, ultimately disrupting patient care and compromising patient retention and adherence. Since 2013, Zambia’s national antiretroviral treatment (ART) guidelines have recommended that stable patients be provided with prescriptions for up to...
Read moreHhukwini Clinic in the Hhohho region of Swaziland is a busy health center in the mountainous central-western part of the country. The clinic is visited by about 850 people per month and provides comprehensive primary health care services including diagnosis and treatment for many of the common ailments in Swaziland. It is also one of...
Read moreCHAI was founded in 2002 with the transformational goal to help save the lives of millions of people living with HIV/AIDS in the developing world. By 2005, when CHAI began working on pediatric HIV/AIDS, children were being left behind at an astonishing rate: only one in 40 children in need was on treatment. Why were...
Read moreLondon, 30 November 2016 – UNITAID and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) today announced a three-year project to speed the introduction of new, optimal HIV drugs, and make them more available and affordable. The US$34 million investment is expected to be a boon for adults and children living with HIV who receive treatments that...
Read moreCHAI supports national governments to expand high-quality care and treatment to people living with HIV/AIDS. CHAI negotiates reduced prices for antiretrovirals (ARVs) on behalf of members of its procurement consortium. See the 2016 CHAI ARV Reference Price List here.
Read moreSixteen years ago, the 13th International AIDS Conference (IAS) convened in Durban, South Africa, to “break the silence” on the millions of preventable AIDS-related deaths occurring around the world. The summit was notable as it laid out the clear case that HIV causes AIDS, allowed people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA)’s voices to be heard, and...
Read moreCHAI’s ARV Market Report provides a global perspective on the ARV marketplace in low- and middle-income countries in 2015 and outlines CHAI’s expectations on how the market will evolve over the next five years. See the ARV Market Report here.
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...
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