Stories from the Field
Jul 22, 2024 | News, Stories from the Field
Laurinda, a 39-year-old mother of nine, faced a dramatic challenge when she discovered she was HIV-positive while four months pregnant with twins. Originally from Huambo province, Laurinda was living in Luanda, Angola’s capital, when she was first diagnosed with HIV...
Jun 27, 2024 | News, Stories from the Field
When Nora Howell, BBA, community educator at the Harlem Prevention Center (HPC), joined ICAP in 2020, she felt it was almost like a dream come true. The Harlem native was driven by how her role at the New York City-based clinical research hub would allow her to reach...
May 28, 2024 | News, Stories from the Field
Meet Ana Fernando, a vibrant 33-year-old new mother living in the southern province of Cunene in Angola. Over a year ago, Ana made a fateful decision: she stopped her antiretroviral treatment (ART) for HIV. Countless women like Ana encounter challenges that stand in...
May 28, 2024 | News, Stories from the Field
Odette lives in the Gitega province of Burundi. A mother of two, she used to make a living by selling avocadoes. But after her husband abandoned the family, it became difficult to make ends meet. So, Odette turned to sex work. Shortly after doing so, she learned she...
Apr 4, 2024 | News, Stories from the Field
In 2023, Nicholaus William, 31, and his partner Johari Musa, 24, were caught in the grips of drug addiction. Their journey towards substance dependency started in 2015 in their hometown in Tanzania’s Mwanza Region. William, who was working as a secondhand clothes...
Mar 26, 2024 | News, Stories from the Field
An ICAP-supported disease surveillance team in Kenya successfully identified and reported a new human case of Rift Valley fever (RVF) in northern Kenya, leading the country’s Ministry of Health to declare an outbreak on January 24, 2024. RVF is an acute hemorrhagic...
