Stories from the Field
Oct 20, 2023 | Stories from the Field
Alma Jona is a single mother of two in the Philippines who has taken on numerous jobs over the years to support her family, from working at a tailor shop to serving as a contractor for the local government. When her local health facility, the Social Hygiene Clinic at...
Oct 20, 2023 | Stories from the Field
Every morning at the Kariba Clinic in Siavonga, Zambia, a nurse carries a flip chart to the facility’s waiting area and begins a presentation on cervical cancer. Women attending the facility for other appointments can sit in on the conversation while they wait, as the...
Sep 27, 2023 | Stories from the Field
In Tanzania’s Mwanza Region, ICAP has enlisted the help of a unique group of community health workers – motorcycle taxi drivers – to promote voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) among young men between the ages of 18 and 29. Male circumcision is considered an...
Sep 26, 2023 | Stories from the Field
An estimated 280,000 people in Myanmar live with HIV, and 208,480 (74%) are on antiretroviral therapy treatment (ART). For Myanmar’s National AIDS Program, the plan is to increase the number of people with access to HIV medication by 16% by the end of 2025, bringing...
Aug 30, 2023 | News, Stories from the Field
Representatives from 20 hospitals and ministries of health in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda gathered in Mombasa, Kenya, from August 1-3 to exchange lessons learned and strategies for infection prevention and control (IPC) compliance. The three-day meeting was...
Aug 29, 2023 | News, Stories from the Field
Last summer, mpox, a previously rare disease, suddenly emerged in 113 countries, including the United States. Mpox is related to smallpox and was known to cause flu-like symptoms. Last summer’s outbreak, however, was especially challenging because the illness also...