Children
Sep 22, 2020 | News
In its work to champion the use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) as a key strategy to protect the health of women and in the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission, ICAP held a learning forum to share findings on the current barriers and drivers to the use...
Jan 7, 2020 | In the Media, News
Starting HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) within hours of birth has been hypothesized to have positive effects raising the possibility of remission in some children with HIV. To test the hypothesis, researchers at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia...
Nov 26, 2019 | Stories from the Field
The transition from childhood to adulthood can be rife with challenges related to identity, health, and wellbeing. For adolescents living with HIV in Côte d’Ivoire, these struggles are often amplified due to stigma, a lack of readily available information, and a...
Nov 22, 2019 | Stories from the Field
Lesotho is a mountainous country in southern Africa where, in some areas, it is unusual to see a vehicle and the only means of transportation is by horseback. In such areas, accessing health and social welfare services can be a challenge, especially for children....
Jul 21, 2019 | In the Media, News
The 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic was the largest in history for that disease, and Sierra Leone sustained the highest number of fatalities. Among other things, the outbreaks represented a major setback in immunization efforts in West Africa. Due to the highly contagious...
