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Women and children's health: see schedule o for continuationwomen and children suffer the greatest burden from disease globally. chai has significantly increased access to recommended treatments for diarrhea and pneumonia, the largest killers of children under five; made critical vaccines that protect against childhood illnesses more affordable; is combatting chronic malnutrition; and is dramatically and sustainably reducing maternal and newborn deaths and providing access to women's health services.for example, when chai began our diarrhea program in 2012, only one-third of children that needed lifesaving oral rehydration solutions (ors) received it. zinc usage rates were even worse. through chai's market shaping work, we helped reduce the average cost of zinc/ors treatment by 42 percent. working with partners in india, kenya, nigeria, and uganda, we also increased the percentage of children with diarrhea receiving zinc/ors from less than one percent to 24 percent.another strong example is chai's work to save the lives of women and newborns. chai has developed an integrated, women and newborn, health strategy that has contributed to sustained and signficant reductions in death in countries where we work. this approach was first piloted in ethiopia, before being tested at scale in nigeria, where we saw a nearly 40 percent reduction in maternal mortality and a 43 percent reduction in newborn deaths in a 12- month period in target states of northern nigeria. the program has been rolled out more recently in zambia and uganda with similar results.

Achieving universal coverage: see schedule o for continuationchai's founding mission and ultimate goal is to help countries create high-quality, sustainable healthcare systems. to achieve this, we work with governments to strengthen national financing systems and to build sufficient physical infrastructure to deliver health services. through this work chai has supported governments to secure over $4 billion for health systems strengthening, improved data based decision making, increased system efficiencies, and reduced costs.

Non-communicable diseases:non-communicable diseases (ncds) such as heart disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, and diabetes are the leading cause of death globally, exceeding all communicable disease deaths combined. in addition to our ncd program, which supports governments to strengthen and implement their ncd prevention and control strategies, chai is partnering with governments to strengthen cancer care systems by solving critical systemic gaps. we believe by working in close collaboration with partner governments and by anchoring a suite of transformational interventions, we can dramatically improve survival rates of cancer patients in low- and middle-income countries.cross-cutting experts: chai works with governments and companies around the world to fundamentally change the economics of global health. using a holistic, business-minded approach to secure lower prices for key commodities such as medication and diagnostics, improve laboratories, and connect decision-makers with the high-quality evidence they need to inform health policy in low- and middle-income countries, chai helps patients access the care and treatment they need. our science and business experts work across the organization to support our program and country teams. chai works on both the supply and demand sides of the market to lower costs and increase availability of the best health products for low-and middle-income countries. working with the public and private sectors, we help shape markets and realize savings for drugs, devices, and diagnostics in all areas of our work. chai has negotiated over 140 global agreements to lower the prices of critical medications and other health tools by 50-90 percent. twenty-seven million people living with hiv have been reached by one such agreement lowering the cost of the optimal hiv treatment tld, a savings of over $500 million. through the g