Stories from the Field
Jun 23, 2023 | Stories from the Field
“I know I am not alone,” said Leilla Mamirakiya. “Hope comes with education and counseling. Not only did I regain hope, but I believed I could help others.” When Leilla tested positive for HIV, she faced a number of challenges. She felt shame from her status and even...
Jun 15, 2023 | News, Stories from the Field
In the past decade, the Philippines has experienced the fastest growing rate of new HIV infections in Southeast Asia, registering an increase of over 400 percent in daily incidence between 2012 and 2023. In 2019, as a part of a bigger push to address this problem, the...
May 25, 2023 | News, Stories from the Field
Beatrice, who is HIV-positive, has just arrived for her appointment at Mazabuka General Hospital in Zambia’s southern province. Walking into the health facility, she follows the pathway from check-in to check-out like a well-traced line – first, nurses take her...
May 23, 2023 | Stories from the Field
Like many health care systems in sub-Saharan Africa, Rwanda’s faces the dual challenge of staff attrition and budget constraints, against the backdrop of rapidly evolving HIV guidelines for prevention, care, and treatment. In response, ICAP—at the request of the U.S....
May 10, 2023 | Stories from the Field
“The first thing I do is give myself as an example,” said Miriam Lete. “I tell people to look at me and I ask – don’t I look healthy? I tell them it’s because I’m on medication.” Lete is a community counselor. She collaborates with one of ICAP at Columbia University’s...
Apr 26, 2023 | Stories from the Field
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is Africa’s second-largest country by geographic size, measuring over 2 million square kilometers. The majority of its 112 million people live in rural areas, yet most of its health workforce is concentrated in its capital,...