In cooperation with the Republican AIDS Center, the EpiC project in Tajikistan, led a high-level forum in May in Dushanbe to discuss options to combat stigma against PLHIV.
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Tag: Meaningful Engagement
In their own words: Four of Nigeria’s health care heroes re-live a year of COVID-19 care
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
Indonesia delivers: How the country is ensuring access to antiretroviral medications during the COVID-19 pandemic
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
Ensuring treatment access among people living with HIV in Burkina Faso during the COVID-19 pandemic: A frontline provider’s perspective
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
Do it yourself! Why "self-care" is required in the global response to HIV now and after COVID-19
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
Using Geographic Information System (GIS) for targeted HIV case finding in Cross River State, Nigeria
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
COVID-19 and HIV: New programmatic resources from the EpiC project
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
“You have to love what you do”: Reflections from a peer navigator in Burkina Faso
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
Atténuer l’impact de COVID-19 sur les programmes VIH ciblés sur les populations clés
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
Four ways HIV programs can go online to mitigate COVID-19 impact
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