The COVID-19 pandemic revealed gaps in the ability of the Ivorian health care system to provide medical oxygen in health care facilities during periods of increased demand. Thanks to an investment of more than US$6 million from USAID, more than 8 million people living in Côte d’Ivoire will have access to oxygen by October 2024.
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EpiC partners with the Government of Vietnam to combat trafficking in persons
USAID’s EpiC project supports Global Fund investments in Papua New Guinea to fortify health systems during the COVID-19 pandemic
Every minute counts: The EpiC team assesses health care staffing needs in Namibia
Owning the data: Advancing the government-led HIV response in Vietnam’s largest city
In 2023, EpiC launched Key Population Electronic Logbook (KP eLog) in with Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control. It aims to improve HIV data quality for prevention and testing services and link data between community-based interventions for key populations and facility-based services.
Continue ReadingReflections from the 2022 mpox outbreak and the potential impact on future epidemic preparedness and response
EpiC has been involved in the global response to mpox since June 2022. EpiC’s global footprint, along with its ability to provide technical assistance, allowed for rapid response with effective tools, capacity building, and monitoring and evaluation. In August 2022, the project began offering technical assistance to partner governments to accelerate the emergency response to mpox.
Continue ReadingDiversifying funding to support continued service delivery in Tajikistan
EpiC and CSO partners worked with to government of Tajikistan to develop a social contracting mechanism, allowing Marvorid to receive state funding to provide essential HIV services to those in need.
Continue ReadingDifferentiated HIV services for adolescent girls and young women in Nigeria
The National Aligned HIV/AIDS Initiative (NAHI) provides HIV prevention, care, and treatment programs for the most vulnerable AGYW in two southeastern states in Nigeria, providing high quality HIV prevention and other health services, as well as economic empowerment opportunities.
Continue ReadingWorld AIDS Day 2023: Let communities lead
The FHI 360 team, through the Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) Project and other collaborations will continue to support the elevation of community leadership to amplify their voices and support their agency in the years to come
Continue ReadingRe-activating community structures to improve violence prevention and response for key and vulnerable populations in Tanzania
In Tanzania, key and vulnerable populations — including people who inject drugs, men who have sex with men, and female sex workers — continue to experience high HIV prevalence rates, propelled by gender-based violence, stigma, and criminalization.
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