Stories from the Field
Apr 21, 2020 | Stories from the Field
A young mother in Kisumu, Kenya, Maureen Akoth tried out many paths before pursuing nursing as a career, including working as a data collector and as a peer educator for HIV-positive mothers with ICAP in Kenya. But her true passion is for helping people, and nursing...
Apr 20, 2020 | Dear Florence, Stories from the Field
ICAP’s Susan Michaels-Strasser, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN speaks with Ann Kurth, Dean of the Yale School of Nursing, on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nursing profession and global health. An epidemiologist and nurse-midwife, Dr. Kurth’s research focuses...
Mar 27, 2020 | Stories from the Field
In efforts to boost the resiliency of Sierra Leone’s health systems after a six-year period of natural disasters and public health emergencies, ICAP at Columbia University is spearheading a series of projects to strengthen the national health system’s practices in...
Mar 24, 2020 | Stories from the Field
At Wagai Health Centre, Kenya’s largest care facility for HIV positive people on treatment, Lynette Kosgei is the Nurse-In-Charge, working on the frontlines of the epidemic that has taken such a toll on her country. Originally trained as a community nurse, Ms. Kosgei...
Feb 25, 2020 | Stories from the Field
In honor of the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, ICAP is exploring the leadership roles nurses play in delivering care, shaping health policy, and contributing to rising health indicators in communities around the globe. As the largest health workforce working in...
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...
