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As we welcome another World Hepatitis Day, the global response to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public threat is accelerating. Viral hepatitis, consisting of hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV), affects more than 320 million people worldwide, with 90 percent of infections concentrated in low- and middle-income countries. The disease leads to significant liver...
Read moreAmsterdam – A breakthrough pricing agreement will significantly reduce the cost of diagnostic testing for HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and cervical cancer for millions of people in low- and middle-income countries. Diagnostic testing improves patient care, helps prevent the spread of disease, and reduces healthcare spending. The new agreement, announced today at the 2018 International AIDS Conference,...
Read moreWe are delighted to announce the joint launch of a partnership to speed up development and introduction of optimized pediatric formulations of dolutegravir for children living with HIV in resource-limited settings. The new initiative includes an incentive program and is a key feature of Unitaid’s US$34 million Optimal Antiretroviral (ARV) grant to CHAI. The optimal...
Read moreIn Vietnam, a million people are infected with Hepatitis C (HCV). Without treatment, HCV can cause cirrhosis, liver cancer and even death. While no vaccines exist to prevent HCV, the virus is easily treated with directly-acting antivirals (DAAs). In 2017, CHAI worked with the Vietnamese government to pilot a national public sector HCV care and...
Read moreIntroducing the second edition of CHAI’s HIV Mid-Year Market Memo, an informational brief that covers the latest trends in the HIV space in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) since the publication of CHAI’s annual ARV Market Report in September 2017. See the HIV Mid-Year Market Memo here. See the 2017 ARV Market Report here.
Read moreTuberculosis (TB) claims more lives each year than any other infectious disease – a global total of 1.4 million deaths. India accounts for one-third of these, along with 2.7 million new cases each year. The disease afflicts both rural and urban areas, but crowded mega-cities are major sources of new infection.
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Read moreBackground Malaria is one of the leading causes of illness, death, and lost economic productivity globally. A malaria infection may result in a wide variety of symptoms, ranging from absent or mild symptoms like a headache or a fever to organ failure followed by coma and even death. While the successful scale-up and use of...
Read moreRotavirus is the most common cause of diarrheal disease among children. In fact, nearly every child who is not vaccinated will experience rotavirus at some point by age five. For children in countries without access to vaccinations and treatment, rotavirus can be fatal.
Read moreAziz Sheshe is the Regional Vaccine and Immunization Officer for Tanzania’s Arusha region. He has been working with the government’s immunization program for the past 15 years. Aziz oversees immunization services at more than 300 health facilities across the region, with almost 260,000 children falling under his jurisdiction. His commitment to and eagerness on the job led Aziz to be among the first of his colleagues to use a new immunization e- learning platform when it was launched and today, he is an advocate for the tool, training others on the platform.
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