Living in a small town in the southern part of Ghana, Frema delivered her last two healthy babies at the nearby regional hospital. On her third delivery at the same facility Adiza, the midwife, informed her about the need to screen the baby for sickle cell disease...
On Nov. 15, 2021, CHAI, MedAccess, and SD Biosensor announced a partnership to increase access to rapid diagnostic tests for syphilis and HIV. What will the partnership cover? The partnership will enable public sector purchasers to access SD Biosensor’s Standard Q...
London, 15 November 2021 – MedAccess, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), and SD Biosensor today announced a partnership to significantly increase access to innovative combined rapid testing for syphilis and HIV. SD Biosensor’s STANDARD Q...
In a corner of the emergency pediatric unit a four-year-old boy with pneumonia was using an oxygen concentrator to breathe. He had already been at the hospital in Kano, Nigeria for two days but his breathing had not improved. The hospital technician was called to...
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 humanitarian and healthcare logistics specialist. Before joining CHAI, I had various...
In Ethiopia, pneumonia accounts for 18 percent of all child deaths. Hypoxemia, or low blood oxygen, is a common and deadly complication of pneumonia. Medical oxygen is the only treatment. However, access to both oxygen and pulse oximeters, handheld devices used to...
This webinar, recorded Nov. 4, 2021, highlights key trends in CHAI’s annual HIV Market Report, which provides a detailed look at the complex, ever-changing HIV commodity markets in low- and middle-income countries based on aggregated market intelligence from...
Providing early detection services to reduce hypertension-related mortality rates in rural Zambia. Rhoda had been feeling unwell, but she could not identify what the problem was. When Nathan, a community health assistant (CHA) in Nakapata village found her at her...
This report helps donors and buyers in public health better understand the offerings of respiratory equipment suppliers based in sub-Saharan Africa. The document provides market insights into local and regional distributors who can provide quality products and...
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 have a medical degree and have always been interested in working with and for the community....
