When the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world, like many other nations, Uganda adopted a strict lockdown to prepare its health system for the potential spread of the virus. By the end of March 2020, most businesses were closed, vehicle movement was restricted, and...
Nearly 40 years ago, the first reported cases of individuals with severe immunodeficiency were identified in the United States. Since then, over 32 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses, and approximately 38 million people globally are living with HIV...
In June, ICAP led a month-long digital course on analyzing data from the Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA) Project as part of the EpiSummer@Columbia course series. This annual series offers condensed summer courses on various epidemiological topics for...
Two ICAP videos won honors in the 7th Annual CUGH-Pulitzer Global Health Video Competition, held by the Colleges and Universities in Global Health (CUGH). First place in the High Impact Programs Category went to the Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA)...
Over the past few months, the Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA) project has been gearing up to carry out six new surveys in Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Malawi, Uganda, Eswatini and Mozambique. The new PHIA surveys will provide granular-level, actionable data to...
