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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.

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Choose Joy: A Photostory from the EpiC project in Central Asia 

January 31, 2023
In Kazakhstan, the EpiC project trains peer navigators to support people who inject drugs to access HIV testing, treatment, and prevention services. When Konstantin discovered that an ex-girlfriend was diagnosed with HIV, a peer navigator from EpiC named Nikolai reached... Continue Reading
Biomedical Engineer and trainer Miguel Vergara explains valve systems on oxygen cylinders. Photo by Sofía Córdova, PSI Centro América.

COVID-19

Promoting a culture of safety and excellence for medical oxygen maintenance personnel in Panama

January 10, 2023
Sofía Córdova, Regional Program Manager, PSI Centro AméricaAndrea Surette, Knowledge Management Technical Advisor, FHI 360Emily Headrick, MSN, FNP, Clinical Technical Advisor, FHI 360 Medical oxygen is a vital therapy for treating patients with COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses, surgical and... Continue Reading
A health care worker trained by the EpiC project administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a female sex worker. Photo by Agness John.

COVID-19

Leveraging community-based HIV services to reach female sex workers with the COVID-19 vaccine in Ruvuma, Tanzania

January 5, 2023
Agness John, Senior Technical Officer, Communications and Knowledge Management Despite improvements in COVID-19 vaccine availability in Tanzania, reaching key and vulnerable populations (KPs), including female sex workers (FSWs), remains a challenge. Female sex workers are often highly mobile and have... Continue Reading

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Fit for purpose: Building on HIV investments for the global health security response

December 1, 2022
Hally Mahler, HIV Department Director and EpiC Project Director, FHI 360Andrea Surette, Knowledge Management Technical Advisor, FHI 360 Every year on December 1, World AIDS Day offers an opportunity to reflect on the progress we have made in the global... Continue Reading
Financing the future: Opportunities for advancing sustainable financing for local CSOs

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Financing the Future: Opportunities for Advancing Sustainable Financing for Local CSOs

November 17, 2022
As part of the 4th Annual USAID Global Health Local Partner meeting, the USAID- and PEPFAR-supported EpiC project hosted a satellite webinar to explore innovative models for sustainable financing for civil society organizations (CSOs). Presenters from local CSOs shared their... Continue Reading
Le projet USAID/EpiC a participé à la troisième édition des Journées Scientifiques Sida au Sénégal

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Le projet USAID/EpiC a participé à la troisième édition des Journées Scientifiques Sida au Sénégal

November 16, 2022
Du 1 er au 3 Novembre 2022, le Projet Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC)  a participé à la troisième édition des Journées Scientifiques Sida du Sénégal (JSSS) au Centre international de Conférence Abdou Diouf à Dakar, sous le... Continue Reading
Patients, Not Paperwork: Namibia Launches Human Resources Digital Management Platform

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Patients, Not Paperwork: Namibia Launches Human Resources Digital Management Platform

November 14, 2022
Dr. Grace Namaganda, Project Director and Senior Human Resources for Health Advisor, Open DevelopmentPandu Ipinge, Human Resources for Health Analyst, Open DevelopmentKate Steger, Open Development Communications Consultant How many public sector health care workers do we have in our country?... Continue Reading
EpiC Brings Happiness: A Photostory from the EpiC project in Central Asia

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EpiC Brings Happiness: A Photostory from the EpiC project in Central Asia

November 10, 2022
EpiC Kyrgyzstan supports people with a higher likelihood of exposure to HIV or who are already living with HIV and offers client-centered services to keep people healthy, happy, and able to pursue their dreams. One of EpiC's priority services is HIV testing.... Continue Reading
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COVID-19 Events

Expanding access to COVID-19 services through strengthening health systems in low- and middle-income countries

November 9, 2022
The USAID-supported Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) project recently hosted a webinar in commemoration of World Pneumonia Day. Panelists discussed priorities for expanding access to COVID-19 services through strengthening healtah systems in low- and middle-income countries. This webinar... Continue Reading

COVID-19

Critical components of a sustainable, long-term COVID-19 response

October 18, 2022
Emily Headrick, MSN, FNP, Clinical Technical Advisor, FHI 360Andrea Surette, Technical Advisor for Knowledge Management, FHI 360 Featured image: Dr. Luis Bayo shares approaches to increasing COVID-19 vaccination coverage in Uganda at a meeting convened by FHI 360 and the... Continue Reading
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A questionnaire or “screener” meant to be used with individual patients in a clinical setting to screen for, help diagnose, or monitor progress for individual mental health conditions.

Intervention

Larger packages or broader-reaching resources that describe actions or activities to be implemented. These may be appropriate for individuals, groups, and/or programs.

Anxiety

Feelings of fear, dread, and uneasiness that may occur as a reaction to stress. Anxiety can be a symptom or a feeling; it can also be a clinical diagnosis of a mental health condition.

Burnout

A state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress, typically related to one’s work, that is not managed well. Burnout is considered an occupational phenomenon.

Clinical diagnoses

Mental or neuropsychiatric disorders, or disruptive, unusual, or maladaptive behaviors that have been evaluated and diagnosed by a trained medical professional.

Depression

A mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.

Disability

A physical or mental condition that limits a person’s movements, senses, or activities.

Insomnia

A sleep disorder, or disordered sleep pattern, characterized by trouble falling and/or staying asleep.

Overall well-being

The state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy; judging one’s own life positively; generally, “feeling good.”

Post-traumatic stress (PTS)

A normal adaptive response to traumatic or stressful life events that can result in a wide range of distressing symptoms. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) differs from PTS and is a clinical diagnosis.

Self-efficacy

An individual’s belief in their capacity to act in the ways necessary to reach specific goals.

Self-harm/suicidality

Deliberate injury to oneself as an emotional coping mechanism, ranging from cutting oneself to suicide. Expressions of self-harm and/or suicidality are usually considered an emergency and should be assessed and managed by a trained professional.

Social support

The perception that one is cared for, has assistance available if needed, and that one is part of a supportive social network.

Stress

Any type of change to one’s internal or external environment that causes physical, emotional, or psychological strain. “Managing stress” is an effort to return from this state of strain or disturbance to homeostasis or well-being.

Substance abuse

Use of a substance (usually drugs or alcohol) in amounts or by methods that are harmful to oneself or others. Substance use disorder (SUD) and addiction are distinct clinical diagnoses.

Trauma

Lasting biopsychosocial and/or emotional response that often results from experiencing a terrible event such as an accident, crime, military combat, or natural disaster, or a series of chronic traumatic events like persistent abuse or neglect.

Program beneficiary

Individual who receives program services; an entire group or population may be the recipient of services.

Service provider

Individual who directly provides services to another individual, group, or population (the “program beneficiary”) through a program.

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