Colombia
Colombia
The recent crisis in Venezuela has led over six million people to leave the country, including many individuals living with HIV in need of life-saving antiretroviral treatment. Reports indicate that Venezuelan migrants living with HIV are arriving to their host countries in poor health, and migrants not living with HIV lack access to prevention and testing services needed to ensure they remain HIV-negative. Public health experts warn that this situation has the potential to undo significant progress toward epidemic control that has been made in the region.
Colombia is host to nearly three million Venezuelan migrants. Due to the state of Colombia’s health system, migrants often have major gaps in access to care and prevention. ICAP is working with AID for AIDS (AFA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Colombia Ministry of Health to ensure Venezuelan migrants living in 13 cities have access to the full spectrum of HIV prevention, care, and treatment services, ensuring that as they regularize their status are linked to the public health system to continue their treatment or prevention.
Projects
Programmatic Support Award (PSA)
- Multi-Country,
- current:
- Brazil ,
- Cameroon ,
- Colombia ,
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ,
- El Salvador ,
- Guatemala ,
- Honduras ,
- Kazakhstan ,
- Malawi ,
- Myanmar ,
- Panama ,
- Peru ,
- Philippines ,
- South Sudan ,
- Uganda ,
- Zambia ,
- Zimbabwe
ICAP in Colombia
Active Years
- 2020 to Present
Key Technical Areas
- HIV
- Technical Assistance
- Strengthening Health Systems
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Surveillance
Current Funders
- PEPFAR/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Regional Director
Ricardo Mendizabal, MPH
Ricardo Mendizabel leads ICAP’s team in Latin America, providing technical support in this region on HIV prevention, diagnosis, and care. Prior to this role, Ricardo worked on other PEPFAR-supported projects in Latin America, including the implementation of national HIV drug resistance surveys. Ricardo is from Guatemala. He holds a Masters in Public Health with emphasis in epidemiology from Universidad Rafael Landivar.
Jobs in Colombia
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