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Strengthening the Kyrgyz Republic’s Health Resilience: EpiC collaborates with the ministries of health and agriculture to conduct a comprehensive diagnostic network assessment

November 11, 2024
Gulsina Ablasova, EpiC Kyrgyzstan Communications Officer In a significant move toward enhancing the Kyrgyz Republic’s health security, in July 2024, the Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) project in Kyrgyzstan conducted verification visits to 44 laboratories in collaboration with... Continue Reading

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Technical recap: Decentralized drug distribution 

October 31, 2024
The decentralized drug distribution (DDD) approach for HIV expands access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and HIV self-test kits by enabling clients to access relevant commodities at convenient community locations, including private sector pickup points, community pharmacies, private... Continue Reading

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Fighting antimicrobial resistance in Liberia

October 25, 2024
Nana Fosua Clement, EpiC Liberia Project Director, FHI 360 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when microorganisms change over time and no longer respond to treatment with antimicrobial medicines, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe... Continue Reading

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EpiC at the SVRI Forum 2024

October 16, 2024
The Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) project is excited to participate in the SVRI Forum 2024, taking place from October 21-25 in Cape Town, South Africa. The SVRI Forum is the world’s key research conference on violence against... Continue Reading

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Five key decisions when transitioning a DHIS2 system to country-based implementing partners: Lessons from Burundi 

October 1, 2024
Dismas Gashobotse, Project Director and FHI 360 Country Representative, EpiC Burundi Gloriose Kamariza, Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, EpiC Burundi Antony Sibanda, Application Analyst–DHIS2 Specialist, FHI 360Dorica Boyee, Technical Advisor, Strategic Information, EpiC  Yannick Willy Nitunga, Program Technical Director, SWAA BurundiDorian Gakiza,... Continue Reading

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Harnessing the Untapped Potential of Liquid Oxygen in South Africa

September 24, 2024
Irene Obiero, Country Support Manager, Clinton Health Access InitiativePhyllis Chituku, Program Manager, Clinton Health Access Initiative Dr. Terence Carter, Senior Technical Advisor, Clinton Health Access InitiativeAudrey Battu, Senior Director, Clinton Health Access Initiative Medical oxygen is a life-saving commodity used in... Continue Reading