Stories from the Field
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...
In Rural Ethiopia, ICAP is Helping Save Lives by Improving Malaria Diagnosis
In Bure, Ethiopia, malaria is a severe health threat. But for this town of 23,000 people in the country’s Amhara region, 250 miles northwest of the capital, distance was making the threat even more lethal. More than two-thirds of Ethiopians live in malaria-prone areas...