CHAI began work in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2016, supporting the government to improve access to family planning services, including contraception. Through a partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), we have supported the government to quantify the need for contraception to improve choices for women and girls. We have also helped the government assess needs and gaps across the health system to deliver better healthcare services. This has included the creation of an electronic logistics management information system to improve the supply and delivery of vaccines, treatment, diagnostic, and other medical equipment.

CHAI is helping increase access to newer and more effective HIV medications and diagnostic tools, including point-of-care testing, to link patients to care more quickly and effectively. We are working to reduce deaths from malaria—one of the leading causes of mortality for children under five, helping to launch, alongside our partners, various tools for diagnosing, preventing, and treating malaria. We have trained community health workers, strengthened disease surveillance and case management, and improved the supply chain for effective disease response. Most recently, using geospatial data, we have helped the government identify optimal locations for and implement community care sites to bring healthcare closer to communities living far from health facilities.