CHAI has partnered with the Zambian government since 2007 to improve care and treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS. We worked with the Ministry of Health to identify and address critical health system gaps that led to the first national pediatric clinical mentoring guidelines and medications for children living with HIV in the country. We continue to support the ministry to introduce newer and higher-quality HIV medications and diagnostic tools such as viral load testing.

Today, we work closely with the government to implement CHAI’s integrated maternal and neonatal health approach across144 facilities in 12 districts, saving women and babies’ lives in the critical window around childbirth. We support access to family planning tools for women and girls. We partner with the government to bring healthcare closer to rural families by training and mentoring community health assistants and expanding their coverage and services. We also collaborate with the government to strengthen financial and performance management systems, increasing the use of evidence-based decision-making to improve access to primary healthcare services.