Stories from the Field
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...
Aug 3, 2023 | Stories from the Field
On foot, via bicycle, or by car, Narciso Fausto Pedro visits the homes of clients who are often hard to reach in Nampula, Mozambique. As an index testing lay counselor, Pedro conducts HIV testing for any contact of a client who has tested positive or is known to be...
Jul 26, 2023 | News, Stories from the Field
Ethiopia’s Amhara Regional Health Bureau recognized ICAP last month for its effective and timely support of the bureau’s emergency response efforts to restore HIV services and antiretroviral treatment (ART) in 65 health facilities partially or fully destroyed during a...
