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Kenya
ICAP’s flagship partnership in Kenya is with the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH), a regional center of excellence that serves as a training center and e-learning hub for health care workers and provides comprehensive HIV services, medically assisted therapy for people who inject drugs, and gender-based violence recovery services. Other ICAP projects in Kenya include national HIV surveillance, such as the Kenya Population-based HIV Impact Assessment survey (KENPHIA), and a focus on key populations, including adolescents living with HIV.

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Accelerating Availability of Optimal Antiretroviral Drugs (OPTIMIZE)
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The OPTIMIZE project is dedicated to rapidly improving treatment outcomes for people living with HIV by optimizing antiretroviral drugs and formulations, and accelerating their introduction in low- and middle-income countries,
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Find out more at https://optimize.icap.columbia.edu
Becton DickinsonDistricts (or national):Kisumu
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ICAP is designing and implementing a rapid assessment of COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes and behavior among adolescents and youth living with HIV in Kisumu, Kenya (at JOOTRH) and assess changes in
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CQUIN Project for Differentiated Service Delivery
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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
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Find out more at cquin.icap.columbia.edu
Fever Clinics and Health Brigades against COVID-19Districts (or national):Kisumu
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ICAP is expanding its ongoing support for JOOTRH through strengthening the existing triage system with appropriate referral and care of confirmed COVID-19 cases, either in self-isolation at home or in
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Find out more at https://icap.columbia.edu/leveraging-new-partnerships-icap-launches-wide-ranging-response-to-covid-19-threat-around-the-world/
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The Global Health Security (GHS) project supports medium- and long-term health systems strengthening efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats to health in Kenya. The
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The Global Health Security (GHS) project supports medium- and long-term health systems strengthening efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats to health in Kenya. The project is funded through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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ICAP is conducting formative research to inform the design and implementation of combination prevention interventions, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for female sex workers, as well as to inform recruitment and
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Jihami (Protect Yourself) Project
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ICAP is conducting a study to assess the feasibility, acceptability and retention in PrEP among the fisherfolk population at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital, which ICAP supports. The
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Resolve to Save LivesDistricts (or national):Kisumu
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ICAP is designing and implementing an innovative, high-impact training initiative targeting district health management teams and frontline health care workers. Trainings will build the competence and confidence of healthcare workers
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Find out more at https://icap.columbia.edu/leveraging-new-partnerships-icap-launches-wide-ranging-response-to-covid-19-threat-around-the-world/
Supporting Jaramogi Odinga Odinja Teaching and Referral Hospital
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The purpose of this project is to support Jaramogi Odinga Odinja Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) to serve as a regional center of excellence that serves as a training
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The purpose of this project is to support Jaramogi Odinga Odinja Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) to serve as a regional center of excellence that serves as a training center and e-learning hub, and provides comprehensive HIV prevention, care, and treatment services, medically-assisted therapy for people who inject drugs, and gender-based violence recovery services.
Funded by CDC
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Completed
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HPTN
MTCT-Plus
CTU
COVID
MCAP
UTAP
Global TA
PHIA
QICIP
TRACE
CQUIN
GNCBP
OpCon
OPTIMIZE
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Mozambique
Angola
Senegal
Panama
Honduras
El Salvador
Harlem
Bronx
Burundi
Liberia
Colombia & Peru
Philippines
Brazil
Guatemala
Georgia
Haiti
China
Cameroon
Côte d’Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lesotho
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kenya
Namibia
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Rwanda
Tajikistan
Malawi
Sierra Leone
Zimbabwe
Tanzania
Eswatini
South Sudan
Mali
South Africa
Uganda
Zambia
United States
Ukraine
Myanmar
Central Asia
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As a sub-partner with JHPIEGO, ICAP worked to expand and strengthen HIV care and treatment facilities in Central and Eastern provinces and provided implementation support, mentorship for healthcare workers, technical
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Accelerating Children’s HIV/AIDS Treatment (ACT) Initiative
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ICAP partnered with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and local organizations to support key stakeholders and health facilities to increase HIV testing and counseling, improve linkage and enrollment for HIV-positive
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Adolescent Photography Project
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In April 2018, ICAP facilitated a four-day workshop for HIV-positive young people aged 15-21 who regularly attend the adolescent clinic at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital. The
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Global Nurse Capacity Building Program (GNCBP), General Nursing (GN)
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The Global Nurse Capacity Building Program (GNCBP) was a global health initiative that was administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), under the U.S Department of Health and
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Find the GNCBP final report here
Find out more about General Nursing
Global TADistricts (or national):National
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In Kenya, ICAP partnered with the Ministry of Health to: Supported the implementation and evaluation of an enhanced service package for HIV-infected adolescent and young pregnant and postnatal women using
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- Supported the implementation and evaluation of an enhanced service package for HIV-infected adolescent and young pregnant and postnatal women using the group antenatal care model and additional support services at seven health facilities in Nyanza.
- Supported an evaluation on the feasibility and effectiveness of the ECHO telementoring model (Project ECH™).
- Supported the Ministry of Health to design and implement a national strategy for Test and Start service delivery, including community-based ART groups (C-BART).
Find out more on the Global TA Page
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Columbia University’s role in implementing PEPFAR began in 2003, when it received funding from the Global AIDS Program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the University
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Find the MCAP End-of-Project Reports here.
MTCT-Plus and MTCT-Plus Expansion
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The MTCT-Plus Initiative, the world’s first multi-country HIV treatment program, aimed to demonstrate to a disbelieving world that it was possible to provide care and antiretroviral (ARV) treatment in resource-limited
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Find the MTCT-Plus and MTCT-Plus Expansion reports here.
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ICAP conducted formative research with men living with HIV and health care workers who provide care to this population to better understand their perceptions of barriers and facilitators to engaging
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Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA)
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ICAP provided technical assistance to the Ministry of Health to conduct the Kenya Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (KENPHIA) survey to assess HIV prevalence, incidence, and access to HIV prevention, care,
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KENPHIA Preliminary Report
Find out more at phia.icap.columbia.edu
Quality Improvement Capacity for Impact Project (QICIP)
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Through the Quality Improvement Capacity for Impact Project (QICIP), ICAP provided ministries of health and local partners with technical assistance which enabled them to monitor program performance, identify quality challenges,
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Find out more on the QICIP Program Page
Scaling up HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment (2010-2016)
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ICAP partnered with Kenya’s MOH at the national, regional, and county level to support and improve the response to the HIV epidemic in Kenya’s Eastern South and Nyanza regions. ICAP
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View the End-of-Project brief here
Technical Assistance Services to Countries Supported by PEPFAR
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ICAP worked with JHPIEGO to scale up the number of HIV care and treatment facilities in Central and Eastern provinces, support the implementation of quality TB and HIV activities,
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ICAP worked with JHPIEGO to scale up the number of HIV care and treatment facilities in Central and Eastern provinces, support the implementation of quality TB and HIV activities, provide mentorship to health care workers and introduce adherence counseling, and support health system strengthening through training and technical support in HIV management. (funded by PEPFAR through USAID)
Tegemeza: Implementation of High Quality HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment (2011 - 2014)
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ICAP provided technical assistance to the Centre for Health Solutions in the provision of quality HIV care and treatment services for adults and children, integrated TB/HIV activities, PMTCT, and
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ICAP provided technical assistance to the Centre for Health Solutions in the provision of quality HIV care and treatment services for adults and children, integrated TB/HIV activities, PMTCT, and monitoring and evaluation. (funded by PEPFAR through the CDC)
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ICAP conducted this study to develop a cohort of over 600 HIV-infected adults who are initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) in eight health facilities in Nyanza Province to establish a sample
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The Mother and Infant Retention for Health Study (MIR4Health) (2012-2015)
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The MIR4Health study is a randomized trial to compare the effectiveness of active patient follow-up to engage and retain in care newly-identified pregnant HIV-positive women and their infants as compared
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In September 2002, the Mailman School of Public Health (MSPH) at Columbia University (CU) entered into a Cooperative Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for the University Technical
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Find all UTAP and UTAP-2 resources here.
iMACS StudyDistricts (or national):Nyanza Province
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ICAP conducted this study to develop and follow a cohort of HIV-infected adults starting ART at health facilities across Kenya to understand the levels of inflammatory and coagulation biomarkers in
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ICAP in Kenya
Program Start
- 2006
Key Technical Areas
- Capacity Building of Health Workforce
- Cervical Cancer Screening
- Health Information Systems
- HIV Care and Treatment
- HIV Testing and Counseling
- Key / Priority Populations
- Laboratory Support
- Male Circumcision
- Maternal and Child Health / PMTCT
- Monitoring & Evaluation / SI
- Nurse Education
- Pediatric HIV care and treatment
- PrEP
- QI / QA
- Sexual and Gender-based Violence
- Surveillance
- Tuberculosis
Current Funders
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- PEPFAR / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- PEPFAR / Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
- National Institutes of Health
- Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
- President’s Global Innovation Fund (PGIF)
- Resolve to Save Lives
- Dr. Bing Zhao
- Becton Dickinson
Country Director
Dr. Mark Hawken
Dr. Mark Hawken has been involved in HIV operational research and HIV programming for over 15 years. As the country director for ICAP in Kenya, he provides technical oversight on the design, implementation, and evaluation of all HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, and TB service delivery projects. Dr. Hawken has published on the efficacy of tuberculosis preventive therapy in HIV-infected adults and other aspects of TB/HIV and has been the co-investigator on two operational studies led by ICAP, examining the use of macronutrients in HIV-infected individuals and a behavioral prevention intervention for people living with HIV. Prior to joining ICAP, Dr. Hawken was the director of the International Centre for Reproductive Health, he was responsible for the overall management of ICRH’s research program, serving as principal investigator on four research projects and contributing to several others. He was also responsible for leadership and supervision of 50 programs, research, and support staff.
Jobs in Kenya
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