Stories from the Field
Photo Essay: A Day in the Life of Nurse Janet Oyoo in Kisumu, Kenya
As countries in sub-Saharan Africa race against the clock to ready public health systems before an expected rise of COVID-19 cases, health workers like Nurse Janet Oyoo are playing critical roles amid the outbreak. Following their graduation from an ICAP-sponsored...
ICAP Co-Develops Community Health Worker Training Materials with South Africa’s Department of Health
Over the last year, ICAP’s technical experts have collaborated with South Africa’s Department of Health to roll-out a standardized, competency-based curriculum for the county’s community-based health workers. The trainings in health promotion and disease prevention...
ICAP Provides Virtual Trainings to Accelerate Roll-Out of HIV Recency Testing in Nigeria Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
On July 23, 2020, ICAP in Nigeria initiated its first virtual trainings to build local expertise in the testing of blood specimens from clients testing HIV positive for the first time to help understand the trajectory of the HIV epidemic in real-time. Identifying...
ICAP Supports Tajikistan’s Ministry of Health to Tackle COVID-19
When the Republic of Tajikistan’s Ministry of Health and Social Protection requested aid to develop COVID-19 infection prevention control protocols for the country in March this year, ICAP was one of the first organizations to respond to the request. With support from...