Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s deadliest infectious disease, claiming three lives every minute. South Africa ranks eighth amongst the top 30 high-TB burden countries, accounting for three percent of all TB cases worldwide. South Africa is one of 10 countries that...
Tuberculosis (TB) is the second leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, next to COVID-19 worldwide. People who become sick with TB are living with the active form of the disease, however, many people may be infected with TB and not know it. Treating...
Effective interventions to increase routine immunization uptake in health facilities BACKGROUND In November 2020, CHAI Uganda’s vaccines team set out to help the government address challenges with routine immunization service delivery and improve equity across 14...
Our monthly check-in with staff from around the world. Learn more about the people who work at CHAI. Please tell us a bit about your background and what brought you to CHAI. I am a medical doctor with postgraduate training in health economics. My interest is in...
How take-home-rations are facilitating a nutrition revolution in Madhya Pradesh With her infant daughter in tow, Narmada walks down to the Anganwadi Center at the edge of her village in northern Madhya Pradesh (MP). It is a hot summer day and the girl, 18-month-old...
One community-led solution, brought to life by like-minded stakeholders, is showing great promise in arresting malnutrition rates, by providing access to safe drinking water in Madhya Pradesh. But how and what’s next? A small village in the water-scarce tribal...
Vidisha is a high-priority district in Madhya Pradesh with a high burden of anemia. A local youth leader shares her experience and learning about the importance of good nutrition and iron and folic acid supplements in the prevention of anemia. Geeta* was 13 years old...
Each year, staff at CHAI have the privilege of meeting many incredible women in our partner countries. We work with women who are transforming healthcare systems as doctors, nurses, community health workers, and administrators. We also meet the women navigating those...
As access to cancer care expands in low- and middle-income countries, developing tools to educate patients and caretakers has never been more important. CHAI adapted for use in Nigeria a pictorial educational booklet, initially developed by the nonprofit Global...
After an immunization session, Musa*, a health worker in Kano State, Nigeria, typically emptied contents of his portable vaccine carrier into the solar direct-drive (SDD) freezer in his clinic without much thought about sensitivities of the vaccines. In some cases, he...
