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Building Resilience: ICAP in Sierra Leone Scales Up Epidemic-Ready Primary Healthcare
Frontline health workers in primary health care play a vital role in the fight against infectious disease outbreaks. However, without the necessary tools, training, and systems, their ability to detect and respond to outbreaks remains limited. With support from...
A Life Saved, an Outbreak Prevented: How ICAP, CDC, and the Kenya Ministry of Health Are Preventing the Spread of Mpox
Between 2022 and 2024, over 118,000 confirmed cases of mpox were reported globally. Kenya reported its first cases in July 2024 and has since reported 50 confirmed cases, with the highest concentrations in the counties of Nakuru, Mombasa, and Busia. Mpox, formerly...
ICAP’s Wafaa El-Sadr Explores Lessons Learned from the HIV Epidemic for John Lindenbaum Lecture Series
On February 18, 2025, ICAP at Columbia University director Wafaa El-Sadr presented at the annual John Lindenbaum lecture series, exploring the public health triumph of the progress toward HIV epidemic control, how to sustain its momentum, and lessons learned that...
With the HIVE Project, ICAP Launches a Powerful New Resource for Preventing Transmission of HIV from Mother to Child in Africa
The global effort to end vertical HIV transmission and improve maternal and child health has taken a bold step forward with the launch of the HIV Impact Network for Vertical Transmission Elimination (HIVE). As part of this new initiative, ICAP at Columbia University,...
