General Country Support
In order to ensure that governments can aggressively and sustainably expand access to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, CHAI assists country governments and their Ministries of Health to develop sound health care policies, strengthen management capacity, and develop cost-effective, practical systems. CHAI’s role varies by country, ranging from the provision of targeted technical assistance to building better-functioning health systems and assisting in the crafting of national policies and practices. CHAI is building better-functioning health systems in partnership with 22 national governments in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Examples of Country Support
Liberia
In Liberia, laboratory services – vital to the testing and diagnosis of diseases - throughout the country, including the National Reference Lab, were severely damaged during a civil war and are virtually non-existent. CHAI is supporting the development of a National Laboratory System Plan aimed at ensuring basic laboratory services and referral linkages at all levels of the health care system, including the establishment of a National Laboratory Services Unit, the reestablishment of the National Public Health Laboratory, development of Regional Laboratories, upgrading of all peripheral laboratories, and the development of essential support systems, such as quality management systems.
Papua New Guinea
In Papua New Guinea, CHAI is developing small rainwater catchment units to support patients on antiretroviral treatment in rural areas. The units can supply up to 15 liters of clean water per day, a crucial resource for people living with HIV/AIDS, especially children and infants.
PROFILE
Antiretroviral treatment at the clinic will allow Moipone, a spirited and laughing nine-year-old, to continue attending school and living out the roguish playfulness of her childhood.