Stories from the Field
Jun 26, 2022 | Stories from the Field
At the Mbabane Regional Hospital HIV clinic in Eswatini, Bongiwe Matsebula, RN, nurse, and ICAP surveillance officer fills out an online screening form for a patient. Machawe Nkwanyana, the patient, is a 27-year-old man eager to know his COVID-19 status. Even though...
Mar 25, 2022 | News, Stories from the Field
Since April 2021, ICAP has supported the rollout of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) medication in eight key population (KP) group drop-in centers across Sierra Leone. ICAP, in collaboration with selected KP-led civil society organizations, worked to initially enroll...
Jan 12, 2022 | Stories from the Field
For community members in Almaty, Kazakhstan, a project to expand HIV health and social assistance services is bringing innovative preventive care to people at risk for HIV. With the support of ICAP, the Almaty Model of HIV Epidemic Control project introduced a new...
Dec 20, 2021 | Stories from the Field
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) is celebrated every year from November 18 to 24 to create awareness about the health threats of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In Eswatini, ICAP has been supporting the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini through the...
Nov 29, 2021 | Stories from the Field
Maria Uwambajimana stands in front of her house patiently waiting for a blood sample to be taken by a team from the Ministry of Health under the newly launched Uganda Refugee Population-based HIV Impact Assessment survey (RUPHIA 2021). Uwambajimana is one of the 1.2...
Oct 26, 2021 | Stories from the Field
An initiative to build infection, prevention, and control capacity in East Africa, ICAP’s East Africa Infection Prevention and Control learning network (EAIPC) has, since September 2020, paved the way for enhancing and expanding IPC standards in Ethiopia, Kenya,...