by Harvey Mogojwe | Apr 25, 2024
Recent coverage increases in Benin are encouraging Malaria remains a public health problem in Benin, with an estimated five million cases and over 11,100 deaths in 2021. Consequently, the government uses mass drug campaigns to provide antimalarial treatment to the...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Apr 24, 2024
Background: Over the past few years, CHAI has been working to integrate a gender lens into our malaria strategy. Here, we share our experience with introducing the Malaria Matchbox Tool in three African countries. We supported the use of this tool to integrate a...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Feb 19, 2024
Background More than ever before, the Ethiopian private health sector is playing a pivotal role in children’s healthcare. The health statistics system, DHIS2, shows that about 15 percent of children in Addis Ababa receive their vaccinations from private health...
by Scott Miller | Nov 10, 2023
Problem Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the highest burdens of adolescent pregnancies in the world, with the rate twice the global average at 98 births per 1,000 girls[1][2]. As of 2020, Zambia ranked twelfth in Africa at 115 births per 1,000 girls[3]. Nearly 30 percent...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Oct 24, 2023
The problem Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in Ethiopia, accounting for around 20 percent of the national cancer burden and a third of all cancer deaths among women.[1] Starting in 2018 and with the support of CHAI, the American Cancer Society (ACS), the...
by Harvey Mogojwe | Oct 6, 2023
Background Hypoxemia, characterized by low oxygen levels in the blood, contributes to over 800,000 preventable global deaths annually, particularly among children and neonates. Inadequate provider skills and oxygen supply management systems have hindered the timely...
