Stories from the Field
Feb 13, 2020 | Stories from the Field
Evodie Sakisa Tshilombo is a third-year nursing student at the ICAP-supported ITM Immaculé Lubumbashi School of Nursing and Midwifery in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Through a two-month rural rotational internship, Tshilombo and 33 other students have learned...
Dec 22, 2019 | Stories from the Field
Across the world, the introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and the progress made to HIV service delivery transformed a once-deadly disease into a chronic, manageable condition—presenting a hopeful future where people living with HIV could live long, healthy,...
Nov 26, 2019 | Stories from the Field
The transition from childhood to adulthood can be rife with challenges related to identity, health, and wellbeing. For adolescents living with HIV in Côte d’Ivoire, these struggles are often amplified due to stigma, a lack of readily available information, and a...
Nov 22, 2019 | Stories from the Field
Lesotho is a mountainous country in southern Africa where, in some areas, it is unusual to see a vehicle and the only means of transportation is by horseback. In such areas, accessing health and social welfare services can be a challenge, especially for children....
Aug 29, 2019 | Stories from the Field
At ICAP’s office in Juba, South Sudan, Shambel Aragaw’s phone buzzes. Aragaw, a medical doctor, is the technical director for ICAP in South Sudan, and the buzz is a WhatsApp notification. But not just any notification. This is the daily summary of all HIV-related...