Stories from the Field
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,...
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...
