EpiC is a five-year global initiative that provides strategic technical assistance and direct service delivery to achieve HIV epidemic control and promote self-reliant management of national HIV programs by improving HIV case finding, prevention, treatment programming, and viral load suppression.
Olga Samoilova, Project Director, EpiC Central AsiaDaniyar Shakirov, Regional Communications Manager, EpiC Central AsiaMariyam Beishenova, Project Specialist, EpiC Kyrgyzstan Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an approach to HIV prevention whereby HIV-negative people who are at risk of acquiring HIV take a pill a day to reduce the risk of HIV infection prior to being exposed to …
Continue reading A new way to protect against HIV in Central Asia: Personal stories about PrEP
Michele Lanham, Technical Advisor, FHI 360Giuliana Morales, Knowledge Into Action Associate, Prevention Collaborative Community-based organizations and PrEP implementers now have two more resources to help HIV prevention ambassadors promote the meaningful engagement of communities and potential and current PrEP users in the rollout of oral PrEP for HIV prevention. The HIV Prevention Ambassador Training Package and Toolkit, developed by the OPTIONS …
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Vinich Virak, Technical Advisor, EpiC Cambodia Phnom Penh – Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC), a global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in collaboration with The National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Infections (NCHADS) launched a mini …
Masego Gilbert-Lephodisa, Technical Advisor, EpiC Botswana Viral load (VL) testing is the gold standard for monitoring treatment efficacy and treatment adherence among people living with HIV (PLHIV). Routine and timely VL testing provides important information to providers and clients as to whether HIV viral suppression has been achieved, or if enhanced adherence support or a …
Webinar hosted by the LINKAGES and EpiC projects as part of the Key Populations: Evidence in Action series. To access the audio recording of the webinar, please click here. To access the audio recording of the webinar, please click here. On January 27th, the USAID- and PEPFAR-supported EpiC project hosted a webinar in a series …
Continue reading Reckoning and resilience: How key populations met the challenges of COVID-19
Bheki Sithole, Program Officer, EpiC EswatiniPhilisiwe Dlamini, Technical Officer, EpiC EswatiniLaura Muzart, Project Director, EpiC EswatiniNatasha Mack, Editor, Research Utilization, FHI 360 Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is effective for HIV prevention when used correctly and consistently. At the Linkages across the Continuum of HIV Services for Key Populations Affected by HIV (LINKAGES) Eswatini project, we introduced …
ABOUT THIS WEBINAR SERIES: The USAID- and PEPFAR-supported EpiC project was pleased to host a webinar series on how to deliver HIV services using online and virtual platforms. This series offers practical skills building for various approaches outlined in FHI 360’s Vision for Going Online, including orientation to forthcoming tools and guidance. This webinar series …
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Written by Robyn Dayton, Gender Advisor, EpiC & LINKAGES, FHI 360 HIV programs for key populations—gay men and other men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, sex workers, and transgender people—provide myriad opportunities every day to integrate violence prevention and response services. As this infographic illustrates, key populations experience a disproportionate burden …
On November 13, 2020, US Ambassador Sung Y Kim officially handed over 83 Vyaire LTV/2200 ventilators to Central Java province in a virtual ceremony moderated by USAID/LINKAGES and attended by the Ministry of Health Director General of Health Services and the Governor of Central Java. “Today’s event reflects the United States’ commitment to partnering with …
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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
