The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to our mission of saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries. We work at the invitation of governments to support them and the private sector to create and sustain high-quality health systems.
CHAI was founded in 2002 in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic with the goal of dramatically reducing the price of life-saving drugs and increasing access to these medicines in the countries with the highest burden of the disease. Over the following two decades, CHAI has expanded its focus. Today, along with HIV, we work in conjunction with our partners to prevent and treat infectious diseases such as COVID-19, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. Our work has also expanded into cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and other non-communicable diseases, and we work to accelerate the rollout of lifesaving vaccines, reduce maternal and child mortality, combat chronic malnutrition, and increase access to assistive technology. We are investing in horizontal approaches to strengthen health systems through programs in human resources for health, digital health, and health financing. With each new and innovative program, our strategy is grounded in maximizing sustainable impact at scale, ensuring that governments lead the solutions, that programs are designed to scale nationally, and learnings are shared globally.
At CHAI, our people are our greatest asset, and none of this work would be possible without their talent, time, dedication and passion for our mission and values. We are a highly diverse team of enthusiastic individuals across 40 countries with a broad range of skillsets and life experiences. CHAI is deeply grounded in the countries we work in, with majority of our staff based in program countries. Learn more about our exciting work: http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org
CHAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to providing an environment of fairness, and mutual respect where all applicants have access to equal employment opportunities. CHAI values diversity and inclusion, and recognizes that our mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people with diverse experience, backgrounds, and culture.
Overview of CHAI’s Non-Communicable Diseases Program
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, and diabetes are now the leading cause of death globally, exceeding all communicable disease deaths combined. The WHO estimates that each year, NCDs kill at least 41 million, the equivalent of 71 percent of all deaths globally. Over 85 percent of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and more than 41 percent of these deaths are premature, affecting people younger than 70 years. NCDs also affect children and adolescents in very significant ways: type 1 diabetes, sickle cell disease and rheumatic or congenital heart disease are all severe, chronic conditions that disproportionately affect the poorest. Access to diagnosis and treatment services for these diseases is often only available at referral hospitals in major cities, resulting in significant under-diagnosis, lack of treatment access, catastrophic health expenditure and unacceptable inequity in life expectancy and quality of life.
To support governments in addressing these urgent challenges, in 2021, CHAI initiated an ambitious program to improve access to adequate and affordable diagnosis and care for NCDs. This program has expanded rapidly: 12 CHAI countries across Africa and South East Asia and Pacific now have NCD programs in place. These programs are designed address barriers to diagnosis and care comprehensively, spanning activities focused on decentralizing NCD diagnosis and care to the primary healthcare level; creating enabling policy environments and partner coordination platforms; enhancing access to NCD financing; strengthening NCD forecasting and procurement of NCD diagnostics and medicines; and improving NCD data quality and systems to inform decision-making at all levels. In addition, CHAI is working at the global level on market shaping for essential, quality-assured NCD commodities, as well as strengthening collaboration across partners working on improving access to NCD diagnosis and care.
To further build out this program and meet the growing attention for the urgent needs in this field, CHAI is currently looking for a Technical Advisor, Forecasting and Procurement to support CHAI country teams and governments on improving access to affordable, quality-assured NCD commodities. This work will focus on countries in South East Asia and Pacific and also include extended support to countries in Africa. We are looking for a highly motivated professional with outstanding analytical, relationship management and leadership skills. The Technical Advisor will adhere to the core CHAI values of resourcefulness, entrepreneurialism, flexibility, independence, humility, and work ethic. This position will report to the Senior Program Manager, NCDs.
Responsibilities in this role will include but are not limited to the following:
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