SI - Strategic information
Apr 16, 2021 | Stories from the Field
As a boy growing up in rural Ethiopia, ICAP’s Tesfay Abreha, DVM, MSc, MPH, and his family dreamed of him becoming a successful lawyer, influenced by an uncle who was a judge. But life had other plans: as a young student, he excelled in science rather than political...
Apr 15, 2021 | Stories from the Field
In support of national efforts to improve diagnostic services for patients accessing care at public health facilities in Eswatini, ICAP at Columbia University developed a digital link, or interface, enabling seamless data exchange between public health facilities and...
Mar 5, 2021 | In the Media, News
Voice of America speaks with ICAP’s Tiffany Harris, PhD, MS on new tools to combat Ebola during the COVID-19 pandemic. “If you’re spending money manufacturing vaccine and getting it into the arms of every person in a given country, that’s money that’s not being spent...
Mar 5, 2021 | In the Media, News
WNYC cites ICAP’s Jessica Justman, MD in reporting on the schedule changes for overnight cleaning of New York City subways. Scientists say it’s abundantly clear that coronavirus mostly spreads through the air and not via surfaces. But Columbia University...
Mar 5, 2021 | In the Media, News
Newsday looks to ICAP’s Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA to dispel misinformation after a video, viewed over 259,000 times, claims that COVID-19 vaccinations kill patients. Columbia’s El-Sadr called Cahill’s claims “irresponsible and misleading,” pointing out...