When Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA, founded ICAP in 2003, it was to galvanize efforts and tackle the HIV crisis affecting millions across the globe. Much of her inspiration to do this work and establish ICAP came from her experiences working at the Harlem Hospital...
As wealthier countries speed up COVID-19 vaccination programs, public health experts including ICAP’s Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA, continue to emphasize the importance of equitable distribution around the world. Dr. El-Sadr, director of ICAP and professor of...
As NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces a federal inquiry over his administration’s handling and reporting of COVID-19-related nursing home deaths, ICAP’s Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA, commented in a recent article published in City & State NY on the importance of accurate...
While the world focuses on the COVID-19 pandemic and the rollout and distribution of a vaccine against the virus, the Ebola virus, which killed thousands in West Africa between 2014 and 2016, has reappeared. On February seventh, the Democratic Republic of Congo...
When the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world, like many other nations, Uganda adopted a strict lockdown to prepare its health system for the potential spread of the virus. By the end of March 2020, most businesses were closed, vehicle movement was restricted, and...
Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) and the HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) jointly conducted the Antibody Mediated Prevention (AMP) study which tested a new innovation for HIV prevention. Traditionally,...