Scale-up of HIV-Related Programs in the United Republic of Tanzania

Aug 15, 2018

Based on the findings from the 2003-04 Tanzania HIV and Malaria Information Survey which provided regional estimates of HIV prevalence, it became evident that HIV service delivery coverage and quality was not sufficient to meet the enormous needs. In response, the...

Scaling Up Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Services in Tanzania’s Kagera Region

Aug 15, 2018

From 2009 to 2015, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through PEPFAR, ICAP provided technical assistance to support the implementation and scale-up of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services in Tanzania’s Kagera Region. In...

Rapid Scale-Up of HIV Care and Treatment Services in Swaziland

Aug 15, 2018

Under the Rapid Scale-Up project, ICAP at Columbia University has been PEPFAR’s lead technical assistance partner for HIV care and treatment in Swaziland. ICAP has supported the successful scale-up and decentralization of services in three of the country’s four...

Expanding Effective HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment for Men who have Sex with Men in South Africa

Aug 15, 2018

Men who have sex with men (MSM) worldwide are disproportionately impacted by HIV. South Africa is no exception—while exact data is scarce, an estimated 13 to 49 percent of MSM are HIV-positive, a rate nearly five times higher than their non-MSM counterparts. High HIV...

ICAP Nurse Capacity Initiative (INCI)

Aug 15, 2018

South Africa’s health care system continues to struggle with its response to the devastation of HIV, while at the same time respecting its mandate to provide equitable health services to all. The adult HIV prevalence for 2009 was estimated at 10.6% in the general...

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