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From Congo to Central Asia: ICAP’s Work in New Regions
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), one of the first sub-Saharan African countries to recognize the HIV/AIDS epidemic, has between 400,000 and 500,000 people living with HIV, and recent USAID reports suggest that this number is growing. ICAP’s work in DRC was...
Mother Support Groups in Ethiopia Help Women Take Charge
Banchi Abebe, a self-supporting mother of two, is a mentor mother at Sabian Health Center in Dire Dawa Administrative region, one of the four regions supported by ICAP in Ethiopia. She was among the first to be enrolled in the Mother Support Group program, a part of...
SMS Printers in Kenya Allow Timely HIV PCR Results
Despite the availability of effective antiretroviral drugs for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) and national PMTCT program, more than 6,000 children a year in Kenya acquire HIV during pregnancy, labor, or breastfeeding. If these children are not...
In Ethiopia, ICAP Helps Integrate HIV and Sanitation Services, and Strengthens Care for Children
In Ethiopia, ICAP has been helping coordinate HIV work with services offered by the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) movement. Thirty-eight participants attended a two-day meeting to discuss the conditions of WASH and HIV services, and recommend a way forward....
