Democratic Republic of the Congo

The HIV Coverage, Quality, and Impact Network (CQUIN) is a multi-country learning network designed to accelerate the implementation of high-quality differentiated service delivery for HIV. CQUIN’s goal is to increase the number of people living with HIV initiating and sustaining highly effective HIV treatment with sustained viral suppression.

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Find out more at cquin.icap.columbia.edu

The Global Health Security Agenda supports medium- and long-term health systems strengthening efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease health threats. The project is funded through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Funded by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) emergency International Task Force (ITF) funds, ICAP is providing technical expertise in infection prevention and control, surveillance, procurement, and clinical services in support of the Ministry of Health’s national response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

ICAP is partnering with the Ministry of Health to increase access to comprehensive, quality HIV prevention, care, and treatment services in health zones and facilities throughout Kinshasa and Haut-Katanga provinces. Funded by PEPFAR through the CDC, programming places a special emphasis on improving health outcomes for populations vulnerable to HIV infection—including adolescents, commercial sex workers, and men who have sex with men— through increased service coverage, linkages to care, and quality improvement.

The Resilient and Responsive Health Systems Initiative supports the strengthening of the primary health care system in DRC through the provision of health worker trainings in HIV prevention, HIV care and treatment, and maternal and child health. The initiative is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

TRACE aims to establish epidemiological data surveillance systems to monitor the HIV epidemic in real-time—allowing countries to prevent new HIV infections through precise prevention efforts, as well as targeted interventions to improve treatment adherence and retention in HIV care.

With funding from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ICAP is working in collaboration with CDC, ministries of health, and local organizations to roll out rapid HIV recency testing in selected high-burden countries.

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Learn more on the TRACE project page

The Global Nurse Capacity Building Program (GNCBP) was a multi-year program (2009-2018) to increase the quantity and quality of the nursing and midwifery workforce by addressing seven domains of health workforce development: infrastructure, curriculum, faculty, clinical skills, production, in-service training, and partnership for policy and regulation. The program used a holistic approach to strengthen nursing and midwifery education and practice through two complementary sub-projects: the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), which expanded the health workforce by producing new nurses and midwives, and the General Nursing (GN) project, which supported the maintenance of a skilled health workforce through continuing professional development in support of HIV care and treatment. GNCBP was administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), under the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, with funding from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

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Find the GNCBP final report here

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Find out more about NEPI and General Nursing

ICAP supported the acceleration and implementation of a Test and Start strategy for key populations at seven health facilities, including an evaluation of patient outcomes along the HIV care cascade. ICAP also supported the introduction and implementation of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) service delivery for key populations at seven health facilities, including an evaluation of the uptake, initiation, and retention of PrEP services at select health facilities.

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Find out more on the Global Technical Assistance Project Page 

ICAP provided technical assistance at all levels of the health system to scale up HIV prevention, care, and treatment in Kinshasa and Katanga provinces. The scope of work included: expanding HIV services for PMTCT, integrating TB/HIV care, developing laboratory networks, establishing systems for monitoring and evaluation and quality improvement, and intensive mentoring and training for health care workers and peer educators. (funded by PEPFAR through the CDC)

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View the End-of-Project brief here