Innovating For Efficiency and Impact

ICAP believes that an important way to improve the health of families and communities is by developing better solutions to health system problems. ICAP supports a broad range of health services, including HIV/AIDS, prevention of mother to child transmission, tuberculosis, malaria, non-communicable diseases, and maternal-child health. In support of comprehensive services, ICAP has helped strengthen linkages between health facilities and community-based organizations that provide nutritional support, income-generating opportunities, and care for widows, and children at risk. Finally, ICAP has expanded its support of prevention, care, and treatment activities for key populations such as injection drug users, men who have sex with men, survivors of sexual and gender based violence, and other communities particularly at risk for HIV infection.

Key Achievements

• More than 1.5 million people have received vital HIV services through ICAP support
• More than 750,000 people have received HIV treatment through ICAP support
• More than 2,700 health facilities supported
• More than 2.4 million pregnant women have had HIV testing
• More than 800,000 HIV patients enrolled in HIV/TB care
• More than 540 laboratories renovated around the world

Innovations

• Program development for a variety of unique areas including cervical cancer screening, kaposi’s sarcoma management, prison health, sexual and gender-based violence, men who have sex with men, drug users, primary health reengineering efforts, male partners of pregnant women, adolescents
• Utilization of the village health worker system to develop a sustainable mechanism of tracing people who may have been exposed to TB
• Implementation of cell phone technology to improve adherence to medication
• Introduction of e-learning as a method of teaching in nursing schools
• Development of One Stop Health Center model for sexual and gender based violence survivors
• Establishment of computerized medical record systems at high-volume comprehensive care clinics
• Creation of vibrant peer education programs that provide essential psychosocial support to people living with HIV
• Establishment of regional Centers of Excellence capable of providing the most complex aspects of HIV care
• Ongoing extensive research to help answer key questions related to HIV/AIDS, maternal/child health, malaria, TB, non-communicable diseases, health systems strengthening, and implementation science research.