Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative January 30, 2012
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Wellesley and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) have partnered together to provide a fully-funded summer fellowship to a rising senior at Wellesley.
CHAI Recruitment will review all applicants, conduct interviews with top candidates, and submit finalist candidates to CHAI’s teams in Africa, the Caribbean, or South East Asia. Specific project scopes will be presented to the finalist candidates who move forward to interview with the program teams. You can learn more about CHAI’s work and impact by reading below. We look forward to receiving your applications!!
The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to strengthening integrated health systems in the developing world and expanding access to care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. CHAI’s solution-oriented approach focuses on improving market dynamics for medicines and diagnostics; lowering prices for treatment; accelerating access to life-saving technologies; and helping governments build the capacity required for high-quality care and treatment programs.
Established in 2002 by President Clinton as the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative, CHAI initially focused on addressing the limited access to HIV/AIDS treatment faced by developing countries, where more than 90 percent of individuals living with HIV/AIDS reside. Since its inception, CHAI has helped more than 4 million people access the medicines needed for HIV/AIDS treatment, which represents nearly half of all the people living with HIV and on treatment in developing countries.
Building on its model, CHAI has expanded its scope to include efforts to strengthen healthcare delivery systems and to combat malaria and tuberculosis.
Our ultimate objectives are to make high-quality HIV/AIDS and malaria care and treatment available to all who need it, and to partner with governments and other stakeholders to strengthen healthcare systems and develop sustainable strategies to overcome obstacles to scale-up.
CHAI applies this unique business-oriented approach through three main programs:
Access Programs: CHAI’s Access Programs work with generic pharmaceutical companies and other suppliers to reduce the cost of lifesaving antiretroviral medicines, testing and diagnostic equipment, malaria treatment and nutrition.
Major Programs: CHAI’s Major Programs specialize in specific areas of need, including pediatric treatment, increasing access to care and treatment in rural areas, strengthening countries’ human resource capacity for health, and preventing the transmission of HIV/AIDS from mother to child.
In-country Programs: To ensure that governments can aggressively expand access to HIV/AIDS care and treatment, CHAI assists national governments and their ministries of health to develop sound health care policies around HIV/AIDS, strengthen management capacity, and implement cost-effective and comprehensive national responses to this epidemic.
Advanced Project Description for 2012
Interns with CHAI are provided the opportunity to support a country team for the summer. While every placement will be different, responsibilities for interns may include:
• Supporting the planning and coordination of activities that enable the initiative to meet goals and objectives
• Contributing to the development of relevant materials
• Providing technical assistance as needed, including forecasting models and analysis
• Working effectively at all levels of the organization, including CHAI global teams, local government officials, and other local NGOs and partners.
• Assisting in the planning and implementation of specific programmatic initiatives
• Coordinating efforts with the Foundation’s partners; identifying and establishing additional partnerships as appropriate
This placement will be determined by the successful candidate’s skill set, but could include; Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, or Zambia. An intern was placed in South Africa in 2010.
