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Jan 7, 2020 | In the Media, News
Starting HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) within hours of birth has been hypothesized to have positive effects raising the possibility of remission in some children with HIV. To test the hypothesis, researchers at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia...
Jan 6, 2020 | In the Media, News
Results from the Rwanda Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (RPHIA) showed remarkable progress toward achieving HIV epidemic control, particularly in attaining high levels of linkage to treatment and viral load suppression among people living with HIV. The RPHIA...
Jan 3, 2020 | In the Media, News
Phase one of the ZIMPHIA (Zimbabwe Population-based HIV Impact Assessment) survey has been completed, with a response rate of over 95 percent in participating communities. The ZIMPHIA study is a population household survey is led by the Health and Child Care Ministry...
Dec 24, 2019 | In the Media, News
Early treatments for the drug-resistant disease required injections over many months, and the side effects, such as hearing loss, kidney failure, depression or psychosis, can be worse than the disease, says Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, director of ICAP at Columbia...
Dec 18, 2019 | In the Media, News
In close partnership with ICAP, Esigodini District Hospital in Zimbabwe has completed a digital overhaul of their patient data systems and processes through the introduction of a electronic health records. The initiative makes paper registers and records obsolete and...
Dec 18, 2019 | In the Media, News
“To achieve HIV epidemic control, countries in Central Asia will need to address fundamental factors that drive HIV transmission and impede the engagement of people living with HIV and key populations, such as substance users, transgender and gay people, and...