Botswana was recently recognized at the International AIDS Conference for its achievement in reaching HIV epidemic control after surpassing the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 95-95-95 targets to reach 95-98-98 in July 2022. These results show tremendous progress toward achieving control of the HIV epidemic and demonstrate the extraordinary impact of the national HIV response. New innovations such as decentralized drug distribution (DDD) position Botswana to eliminate HIV as a public health threat in the next decade.

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In 2022, EpiC Mongolia trained hospital and soum-level (or rural primary) doctors and specialists, along with medical equipment engineers, on the use of ventilators, maintaining oxygen ecosystems, oxygen therapy, and critical care for patients with COVID-19. Read on to hear perspectives from members of the health workforce on the impact of the project in Mongolia.

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Caroline Francis, Project Director, FHI 360Darmika Hutabarat, Knowledge Management and Communications Specialist, FHI 360Erlian Aditya, Deputy Technical Director, FHI 360Lucyan Umboh, Technical Manager, FHI 360Asep Kustiawan, Technical Officer, FHI 360Andrea Surette, Knowledge Management Technical Advisor, FHI 360 Featured image: Vaccination... Continue Reading

Meghan DiCarlo, Senior Technical Advisor, FHI 360/EpiC Leading scientists, thought leaders, program innovators, and community advocates will gather July 30–August 2 at AIDS 2020—the 24th International AIDS Conference—in Montreal to discuss the latest scientific discoveries, programmatic innovations, and policy priorities... Continue Reading

EpiC Central Asia HIV affects many women like Angelica, who are often stigmatized for both their HIV status and for being drug users. Drug use among women often affects their family and other relationships, leading to a lack of support and... Continue Reading

Andrea Surette, FHI 360 Isaac Wek, FHI 360 Annemarie Paul, FHI 360 The Central Dabaris, a popular premier rugby league club in Papua New Guinea (PNG), took a stand against COVID-19. Both players and officials were vaccinated at the Sogeri... Continue Reading

Agness John, Senior Technical Officer, Communications & Knowledge Management, FHI 360 Hannah Webster, Technical Officer, Research Utilization, FHI 360 Aubrey Weber, Technical Officer, Science Facilitation, FHI 360 The distances between households and villages in the Shinyanga region, a rural area of Tanzania, have created a challenge for empowerment workers with the Determined,... Continue Reading

The USAID- and PEPFAR-supported EpiC Cambodia team is mourning the loss of Dr. Ly Penh Sun, who passed away early in the morning of 9 November 2021. Dr. Sun was appointed Director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and Sexually... Continue Reading