Stories from the Field
Aug 25, 2020 | News, Stories from the Field
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...
Aug 25, 2020 | News, Stories from the Field
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...
Aug 20, 2020 | Stories from the Field
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...
Jul 30, 2020 | Stories from the Field
As Mozambique’s health system braces for an expected surge of COVID-19 cases, ICAP and Resolve to Save Lives (an initiative of Vital Strategies) have partnered to train health care workers across the country on critical infection prevention control measures to...
Jul 28, 2020 | Stories from the Field
At the Bronx Prevention Center, one of ICAP’s New York City-based clinical research hubs for HIV prevention, Jawindy Swengbe plays a starring role as a community outreach assistant. With a background in health education and health services administration, Jawindy has...
Jul 28, 2020 | Stories from the Field
Seven years ago, Yan Rivera joined the Harlem Prevention Center as a community outreach assistant to learn more about the latest innovations in the HIV response. “Prior to joining, I had not been part of any kind of research projects,” said Rivera. “I took on the role...
