Theme: “Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest” (Mt 11:28) This year on 11th February, we celebrate the 28th World Day of the Sick in every local Church, parish and institutions, especially the healthcare institutions. The World Day of the Sick is an observation started by Pope...
Sr Dr Mary Glowrey's arrival in India on 11th February 1920 marked the beginning of a new chapter in the healthcare of the country. A visionary and a saint, Mary Glowrey developed processes and structures to promote efficient and sustainable healthcare delivery to the poor. In 1942 she established the Catholic Hospital Association of...
What began as a local outbreak of influenza type attack on a group of people reported first on December 31, 2019, in Wuhan, China, has affected 82,000 people and taken the lives of 2800+ people, spread across 35 countries. Every day the numbers are on the rise. With every continent, except Antarctica, affected and more...
The 76th CHAI National Health Conference was held on 17th & 18th October 2019 at Holy Family Hospital, Okhla Road, Delhi. The event was enriched by the presence of Alphons Kannanthanam, Member of Parliament, dignitaries from the Catholic network, government representatives from the healthcare sector and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI),...
The Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI) in partnership with the Liliane Fonds (LF), Netherlands organized the Mary Glowrey Liliane Brekelmans (MGLB) 2019 Disability Award on 29th August 2019 at the CHAI Training Center, Secunderabad. The awards are instituted to honour exemplary work in the field of disability by individuals and organizations. The award function was held...
Rev Dr Mathew Abraham CSsR, MD (Director General, CHAI), was elected as the new Chairperson for LINC-Asia, during the 3-day Liliane International Network Community-Asia (LINC-Asia) Face to Face Meet. He will lead the LINC-Asia secretariat seated at CHAI, for the next 3 years, as part of LINCInternational network facilitated by Liliane Foundation (LF). In order to share knowledge and best practices, Strategic Partner Organisations (SPOs)...
CHAI, in collaboration with BillionLives, its technology partner has launched the first version of ‘Medigate’, a common procurement platform for members of the network. The Medigate solution can be used to automate high volumes of operational and analytical functions, to drive better decision making and to forge more innovative and profitable partnerships with suppliers and...
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. In 2016, 10.4 million people fell ill and 1.7 million died from the disease. Over 95% of TB deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. Seven countries account for 64% of the total, with India leading the count, followed by Indonesia, China, Philippines, Pakistan,...