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Cameroon

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Cameroon

In Cameroon, ICAP works closely with the Ministry of Public Health to assess the impact of Cameroon’s HIV response and guide future investments and programs. Also focused on strengthening HIV treatment and care services, ICAP is working to improve HIV care services and service delivery across the nation. ICAP’s past work in Cameroon focused on reducing perinatal transmission of HIV and increasing access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-infected women and their families.

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Projects

Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA)

  • Multi-Country,
  • current:
  • Cameroon
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  • Cote d’ Ivoire
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  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
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  • Eswatini
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  • Lesotho
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  • Malawi
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  • Tanzania
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  • Uganda
PHIA is a multi-country initiative led by ICAP, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and ministries of health in PEPFAR-supported countries. Each survey offers household-based HIV counseling and testing conducted by trained survey staff, with return of results. The surveys also ask questions about access to preventive care and treatment services for adults and children. The results measure national and regional progress toward UNAIDS’ 90-90-90 goals and guide policy ...
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Programmatic Support Award (PSA)

  • Multi-Country,
  • current:
  • Brazil
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  • Cameroon
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  • Colombia
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  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
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  • El Salvador
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  • Guatemala
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  • Honduras
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  • Kazakhstan
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  • Malawi
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  • Myanmar
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  • Panama
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  • Peru
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  • Philippines
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  • South Sudan
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  • Uganda
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  • Zambia
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  • Zimbabwe
Building on over 15 years of partnership between ICAP at Columbia University, PEPFAR, and CDC, the Programmatic Support Award provides rapid, flexible technical support to accelerate evidence-based HIV prevention and treatment program implementation and align health systems strengthening activities. ...
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The CQUIN Project for Differentiated Service Delivery

  • Multi-Country,
  • current
CQUIN is a multi-country learning network dedicated to improving differentiated service delivery (DSD) for people living with HIV. Launched in 2017 with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the network convenes health system leaders from countries in sub-Saharan Africa to participate in joint learning and information exchange, with the goal of fostering scale-up ...
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ICAP in Cameroon

Active Years
  • 2004 – present

 

Key Technical Areas
  • HIV  
  • Tuberculosis 
  • Maternal and Child Health 
  • COVID-19 
  • Infection Prevention and Control 
  • Surveys  
  • Technical assistance 
  • Training and Education
  • Research  
  • Quality Improvement  
  • Strengthening Health Systems 
  • Laboratory Strengthening  
  • Human Resources for Health 
Current Funders
  • PEPFAR / U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Country Representative

Dr. Gabriel Loni Ekali, MD, MPH

Dr. Ekali is a medical doctor, epidemiologist, and public health professional with over a decade of experience in HIV/AIDS care and treatment, as well as clinical research, program evaluation, health surveys, leadership, and strategic planning. Prior to joining ICAP, Dr. Ekali served as the HIV and TB clinical team lead for CDC Cameroon. Prior to his position at CDC, from 2011-2019, he was program coordinator and then senior program manager at the National AIDS Control Committee (NACC) within the Ministry of Public Health in Cameroon. He was the PEPFAR lead at NACC covering five program areas: PMTCT/HIV care and treatment, blood safety, laboratory systems, strategic information, and TB/HIV co-infection. He also served as the pioneer junior dean for the College of Biological Sciences in the Cameroon Academy of Young Scientists. Dr. Ekali holds an MD from the University of Yaounde 1 and an MPH from the Catholic University of Central Africa, Cameroon.

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