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In their own words: Four of Nigeria’s health care heroes re-live a year of COVID-19 care

June 14, 2021
This photo story was originally published by USAID. Designed as a PEPFAR-funded HIV prevention, care, and treatment project, the Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) project was mobilized by USAID to respond to COVID-19 clinical care needs in 21... Continue Reading

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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... Continue Reading

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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 [caption id="attachment_1964" align="alignleft" width="689"] Aziz distributes antiretroviral therapy refills (Photo: #EAWA).[/caption]... Continue Reading

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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... Continue Reading

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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... Continue Reading

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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... Continue Reading

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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... Continue Reading

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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... Continue Reading

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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... Continue Reading

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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... Continue Reading

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Assessment

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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