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Indonesia delivers: How the country is ensuring access to antiretroviral medications during the COVID-19 pandemic

August 18, 2020

Caroline Francis, Project Director, LINKAGES Indonesia Photos: LINKAGES Indonesia With over 100,000 confirmed cases as of July, Indonesia has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in Jakarta, the vast majority of people living with HIV (PLHIV) have continued their HIV treatment regimens during the pandemic despite varying lockdown orders, quarantines, and physical distancing …

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COVID-19

Ensuring treatment access among people living with HIV in Burkina Faso during the COVID-19 pandemic: A frontline provider’s perspective

August 4, 2020

Zakaria Zoungrana, Capacity Building Officer, #EAWA, FHI 360 Jean Paul Tchupo, Deputy Chief of Party, #EAWA, FHI 360 Marie Noelle Bellot, Consultant, #EAWA Natasha Mack, Editor II, FHI 360 Chief nurse Abdoul Aziz Traoré sees the COVID-19 pandemic as a maze of unprecedented challenges for the work he enjoys most—making sure that people living with …

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Do it yourself! Why “self-care” is required in the global response to HIV now and after COVID-19

July 26, 2020

Benjamin Eveslage, Technical Advisor, Online HIV Services, FHI 360 This blog post was originally published here on PSI's website. The global response to HIV is now threatened on many fronts: insufficient funding, myriad challenges posed by COVID-19, and slow adoption of new HIV service technologies and delivery methods. UNAIDS now reports inequitable progress and recent setbacks in …

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LINKAGES and EpiC at AIDS 2020 Virtual

July 1, 2020

The LINKAGES and EpiC projects are excited to be participating in AIDS 2020: Virtual, where our staff and partners will share innovative practices and the newest research and programmatic evidence on HIV prevention, care, and treatment among key populations. We hope you’ll join us at the following live and on-demand sessions! ORAL SESSIONS Approach to …

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Using Geographic Information System (GIS) for targeted HIV case finding in Cross River State, Nigeria

June 22, 2020

Philip Imohi, Michael Egbe, Frank Eyam, Cajetan Obi, Antor Ndep, Olusola Sanwo, Satish Raj Pandey, Hadiza Khamofu, Robert Chiegil, Moses Bateganya, & Ezekiel James In alignment with the global drive toward the control of the HIV epidemic, members of the FHI 360 team working with the Strengthening Integrated Delivery of HIV/AIDS Services (SIDHAS) project, funded …

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COVID-19 and HIV: New programmatic resources from the EpiC project

June 15, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, HIV programs around the world are both experiencing disruptions and demonstrating remarkable resilience. Safeguarding the gains of the global HIV response during the pandemic requires sustained focus on delivering rights-based, evidence-informed, and community-led solutions that maintain or increase access to HIV services while minimizing potential exposure to COVID-19 …

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“You have to love what you do”: Reflections from a peer navigator in Burkina Faso

June 1, 2020

The following interview was conducted with Eugenie Kenda, a peer navigator with Yerelon+ in Burkina Faso. Yerelon+ is a local civil society organization and implementing partner under the USAID- and PEPFAR-supported #EAWA project. #EAWA is a five-year project with the goal of accelerating progress toward epidemic control in the West Africa region by improving access …

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Five strategies for preserving key population-focused HIV programmes in the era of COVID-19

May 18, 2020

Rose Wilcher, Knowledge Management Director, LINKAGES & EpiC, FHI 360 Chris Akolo, Technical Director, LINKAGES, FHI 360 This blog post was originally published here on IAS. HIV programmes are experiencing severe disruptions as a result of COVID-19. However, we must ensure continuity of treatment and support for viral suppression among people living with HIV, continue identifying …

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COVID-19 Events

Atténuer l’impact de COVID-19 sur les programmes VIH ciblés sur les populations clés

May 6, 2020

Webinaire organisé par les projets LINKAGES et EpiC dans le cadre de la série Populations clés : preuves en action. Pour accéder à l'enregistrement audio du webinaire, veuillez cliquer ici. Le 29 avril, les projets LINKAGES et EpiC soutenus par l’USAID- et PEPFAR ont organisé un webinaire une série de webinaires intitulée Populations clés : preuves …

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Four ways HIV programs can go online to mitigate COVID-19 impact

May 4, 2020

Aubrey Weber, Technical Officer, Research Utilization, FHI 360 Benjamin Eveslage, Technical Advisor, Online HIV Services, FHI 360 This blog post was originally published here on ICT Works. We are told to #stayhome, avoid gathering in groups, keep at least two meters from others, and frequently and thoroughly wash our hands – all to do our part to help flatten …

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