Stories from the Field
Apr 26, 2023 | News, Stories from the Field
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing public health problem in countries around the world, and Kenya is no exception. Under an award from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ICAP is working with the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders...
Mar 30, 2023 | Stories from the Field
HIV testing is critical to achieving epidemic control and the UNAIDS 2030 targets. To support ministries of health and stakeholders to expand HIV testing services in Africa, ICAP’s HIV learning network, CQUIN, recently convened more than 200 stakeholders to share...
Mar 17, 2023 | News, Stories from the Field
In 2016, Nigeria’s Ministry of Health began rolling out a new way to provide treatment to the approximately 1.9 million people living with HIV across its 36 states and Federal Capital Territory. The strategy, called differentiated service delivery (DSD), is a...
Feb 24, 2023 | Stories from the Field
At a New York Fashion Week event honoring Black History Month, ICAP’s Harlem Prevention Center (HPC) put HIV awareness on the runway for the Black LGBTQ+ community. On Wednesday, February 13, 2023, HPC staff invited participants of the center’s HPTN 091 “I Am” study...
Dec 22, 2022 | News, Stories from the Field
High-Level CDC Foundation Team Visits ICAP-Supported IPC Facilities in Ethiopia related to COVID-19 Screening, Monitoring, Isolation and Cohorting (COSMIC) Project In March 2020, Ethiopia reported its first COVID-19 case signaling the emerging threats to Ethiopia’s...
Nov 29, 2022 | News, Stories from the Field
Women and girls living in war and conflict zones are at increased risk of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), resulting in physical injuries, unwanted pregnancies, fistula, sexually transmitted infections – including HIV – and death. In recent months, the war in...