Celebrating World AIDS Day with arts, creativity, and youth engagement
On December 17, 2023, a youth art exhibit organized by the Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) project was held at Meta House, an art centre based in Phnom Penh, as an extension of World AIDS Day celebrations.
Continue ReadingIntegrated Network of Community Empowerment: Diversifying for Growth and Sustainability
Integrated Network of Community Empowerment uses a mix of sustainable financing approaches to continue enhancing the quality of life for vulnerable populations in India.
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 ReadingStrengthening West Africa AIDS Foundation’s HIV response
After establishing itself as a leader in HIV treatment and prevention programming in Ghana, the West Africa AIDS Foundation began focusing on strengthening its organizational capacity to improve its sustainability.
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.
Continue ReadingEpiC at ICASA 2023
The Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) project is excited to participate in the 22nd International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa in Harare, Zimbabwe, and virtually, where our staff and partners will share innovative practices, new research, and programmatic evidence on HIV prevention, care, and treatment.
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