A Decade of Global Impact in Community Health
Since 2012, CHAP has been a driving force in international community health, helping countries build sustainable, integrated, and effective healthcare systems.
With a focus on system-wide transformation, CHAP emerged from the office of Ray Chambers, Ambassador for Global Strategy and Health Financing at the World Health Organization, during his tenure as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Health.
Shifting Focus to the United States
In early 2021, CHAP made the strategic decision to shift its primary focus to the U.S. by the end of 2022. This transition reflected both the progress made globally in community health systems over the last decade and the growing opportunities for impact within the U.S. healthcare landscape.
Many policy and grant makers now recognize the essential role that community designed and driven programs play in advancing racial and economic equity. Many funders also now realize that current practices often exclude under-resourced programs, and new approaches to vet, support, and evaluate their impact are needed.
Lessons from a Decade of International Community Health
Our team has summarized their experience working on community health in Sub-Saharan Africa over the last 10 years in two articles:
Our playbook—catalyzing change in community health delivery
A comprehensive methodology for driving systems change in community health.
Our story—catalyzing change in community health delivery
A narrative-driven account of our experience, reflecting on challenges, breakthroughs, and lessons learned.
Lasting Impact Through Community-Driven Initiatives
CHAP has played a vital role in establishing and supporting community health initiatives worldwide. Many of these efforts continue today, sustained in part by individual contributions from CHAP philanthropists.
Financing Alliance for Health
The Financing Alliance for Health (FAH) is an Africa-based, African-led, and Africa-focused health financing technical expert dedicated to supporting African governments to better leverage existing funds and mobilize new funding for effective, scalable and sustainable health systems.
AMP Health
AMP Health is committed to the vision of a world where governments and societies prioritize, promote, and protect people’s health and well-being. By collaborating with governments to strengthen leadership and management capabilities through public-private partnership, AMP Health works to improve health systems and outcomes.
Africa Frontline First
Focused on supporting the scaling and strengthening of integrated and sustainable community health delivery in Africa, Africa Frontline First is a collaborative initiative between Last Mile Health, the Financing Alliance for Health, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s office, and CHAP. Founded on the belief that a robust community health infrastructure is essential to the delivery of effective care, AFF’s goal is to deploy 200,000 new Community Health Workers by 2030.
The Missing Billion Initiative
1 billion people worldwide live with disabilities. The Missing Billion Initiative is a time-bound, impact focused, catalyst for inclusive health. The initiative works to advance disability-inclusive health by delivering a case for action to funders and implementors, and supporting them in the adoption of high-impact interventions.