Stories from the Field
In Eswatini, ICAP Extends Follow-Up and Testing to Give HIV-Exposed Infants a Healthy Start in Life
For pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV, antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a safe and effective way to avoid transmitting HIV to their babies. Strategies like Option B+, where expectant mothers living with HIV are offered lifelong ART regardless of their...
ICAP’s I-Surge Strategy in Zambia Supports Partner Notification and Testing Services for HIV
At the Lundazi Urban Clinic in Zambia’s Eastern Province, an ICAP-supported community lay counselor welcomed Susan as she hurried in. “How come you are late for pharmacy pick-up?” the counselor asked. “I could not leave the village as I had to participate in field...
Shining a Light on a DREAMS Girl in Kagera, Tanzania
Hilda,* 16, didn’t know she was HIV-positive when she joined the DREAMS (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-Free, Mentored, and Safe) peer group in her home village of Kitoko in Tanzania. “The first DREAMS sessions were exciting. We learned about HIV and...
In Ethiopia, A Focus on Multi-Month ART Scripting at Scale Pays Off
As ministries of health and their partners move to scale up differentiated service delivery (DSD) for HIV treatment, one approach is taking the spotlight. Multi-month scripting (MMS) is a facility-based, individual-focused DSD model, in which recipients of care who...