The first case of COVID-19 was reported in late February in Nigeria with a rapid increase in the following weeks. As the government and organizations funded by USAID and PEPFAR activated a cross-sectoral collaboration in response, the need for ventilators became clear. In June, 200 ventilators donated by USAID arrived in Nigeria. Shortly thereafter, the …
Continue reading EpiC in Nigeria supports installation and use of USAID-donated ventilators
The USAID-supported LINKAGES project in Indonesia coordinates with the Indonesia Ministry of Health, 34 Provincial Health Offices, targeted District Health Offices, and Meditrans on the distribution, set-up, and use of mechanical ventilators donated to the country by USAID. To build the capacity of healthcare providers in Indonesia on proper use and maintenance of the ventilators, …
Aubrey Weber, Technical Officer, Research Utilization, FHI 360Benjamin Eveslage, Technical Advisor, Online HIV Services, FHI 360 Adapting to the “new normal” of COVID-19 has dramatically impacted our daily lives and routines. For HIV programs, this has required shifting many aspects of service delivery to online platforms—also called telehealth—so that services can be provided safely at a distance. …
Aiyanna James, Technical Officer, EpiC/COVID-19, FHI 360Rose Wilcher, Knowledge Management Director, LINKAGES & EpiC, FHI 360 As of October 2020, South Africa has the highest recorded number of total cases of COVID-19 and reported deaths from COVID-19 in Africa, and the ninth highest number of cases in the world. On March 23,the South African Government issued a …
Ria Ningsih, LINKAGES IndonesiaLucyan Umboh, LINKAGES IndonesiaStevie Daniels, Editor, FHI 360 Community-based support staff member from Yayasan Inter Medika explains Jak-Support fund to a client. (Photo: Ria Ningsih) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many key population members, people living with HIV, and tuberculosis (TB) patients have avoided health services. For some, the reason is lack …
Caroline Francis, Project Director, LINKAGES Indonesia Photos: LINKAGES Indonesia With over 100,000 confirmed cases as of July, Indonesia has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in Jakarta, the vast majority of people living with HIV (PLHIV) have continued their HIV treatment regimens during the pandemic despite varying lockdown orders, quarantines, and physical distancing …
Although the EpiC project was initially awarded to support countries to achieve and maintain HIV epidemic control, we have also joined the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to our ongoing content about our HIV work, we are pleased to share stories and learnings from our work fighting COVID-19. With the outbreak of COVID-19 in Bayelsa, the …
Continue reading COVID-19 emergency operations center launched in Bayelsa, Nigeria
For years, the LINKAGES project has worked to reduce HIV transmission among key populations and their sexual partners and to extend the lives of those already living with HIV. Now, we have joined the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to our ongoing content about our HIV work, we are pleased to share stories and learnings from …
Zakaria Zoungrana, Capacity Building Officer, #EAWA, FHI 360 Jean Paul Tchupo, Deputy Chief of Party, #EAWA, FHI 360 Marie Noelle Bellot, Consultant, #EAWA Natasha Mack, Editor II, FHI 360 Chief nurse Abdoul Aziz Traoré sees the COVID-19 pandemic as a maze of unprecedented challenges for the work he enjoys most—making sure that people living with …
Benjamin Eveslage, Technical Advisor, Online HIV Services, FHI 360 This blog post was originally published here on PSI's website. The global response to HIV is now threatened on many fronts: insufficient funding, myriad challenges posed by COVID-19, and slow adoption of new HIV service technologies and delivery methods. UNAIDS now reports inequitable progress and recent setbacks in …
