Stories from the Field
Sep 14, 2018 | Stories from the Field
As a leader in Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Mary Fullah, RN, MPH, deputy chief nursing and midwifery officer, has difficult challenges to contend with: a severe shortage of health workers, including nurses, and a health system still recovering...
Jul 30, 2018 | Stories from the Field
Some of the most effective actions to improve health and well-being lie in sectors beyond health services, like sports and the arts. This is especially true for adolescents and young adults, as they form their identities and explore ways to express themselves. That’s...
Jul 30, 2018 | Stories from the Field
ICAP staff tabled at the first ever Pride march and festival in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), which took place on Saturday, June 30, in the country’s capital, Mbabane. ICAP’s display included information on HIV care and treatment programs and how to connect to health...
May 16, 2018 | Stories from the Field
What does booting a soccer ball into the back of the net have to do with controlling the HIV epidemic? If you’re a young person in Africa, the answer is: Pass me the ball and I’ll show you! Thanks to Grassroot Soccer, an innovative organization that is making a...
May 3, 2018 | Stories from the Field
Zuhura, 19, has a story shared by many young women from rural settlements in Kagera, a region in Tanzania bordering Lake Victoria. After her parents separated when she was 15, she moved to the nearest town, intending to earn a living selling fruit at the local fish...
Mar 20, 2018 | Stories from the Field
On February 20, 2018, Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa attended the opening of the Lake Zone’s first methadone clinic, at the ICAP-supported Sekou Toure Regional Hospital in Mwanza city. Similar clinics exist in the capital, Dar es Salaam, and in Zanzibar, but...
