The USAID-supported Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) project hosted a webinar on strategies for improving access to medical oxygen and strengthening national oxygen ecosystems. Oxygen is a life-saving commodity in the fight against COVID-19. The historically short supply of oxygen in low- and middle-income countries has been exacerbated by the global pandemic, along …

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To access the recording of the webinar, please click here. On November 4th, the USAID- and PEPFAR-supported EpiC project collaborated with Global Black Gay Men Connect (GBGMC) to host the next webinar in a series on topics related to HIV prevention, care, and treatment for key populations—sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgender people, …

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Since 2015, WHO has recommended oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for people at substantial risk of HIV. However, PrEP rollout in many settings in the Asia Pacific region and the rest of the world is limited and not at scale. This is the time to advocate for PrEP, especially at a moment when new PrEP products …

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EpiC Mali has launched a joint initiative with Mali’s Ministry of Health and local partners to share best practices, lessons learned from field experiences, challenges and solutions, and future strategy improvements and reinforcements related to HIV programming and cascade implementation.   This learning collaborative is intended for everyone, and to those involved in implementing or supporting …

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