ICAP

Guatemala

Guatemala

Although the number of people living with HIV in Guatemala is fairly low compared to other countries in the Latin American region, there are high rates of HIV infection among vulnerable populations such as men who have sex with men and transgender women. Gaps exist along the HIV prevention and care cascade, making it difficult for the country to reach the UNAIDS 95-95-95 goals. ICAP is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Ministry of Health, President’s Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) implementers, and civil society groups to improve current practices and to fast-track local capacity to meet national, PEPFAR, and UNAIDS goals by implementing innovative, effective, and comprehensive capacity-building strategies that strengthen service delivery and human resources for health.

Projects

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
  • ,
  • South Sudan
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  • Tanzania
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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. ...

ICAP in Guatemala

Active Years
  • 2016 to present
Key Technical Areas
  • HIV
  • Global Health Security 
  • Human Resources for Health
  • Laboratory Strengthening
  • Technical Assistance 
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 an emphasis in epidemiology from Universidad Rafael Landivar.

Jobs in Guatemala

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