ICAP

10/07/2026

"What took 40 years to build on here could just collapse in a minute without continued investment and commitment," ICAP's Wafaa El-Sadr told the The New York Times re: funding threats to networks that address & other diseases

The networks also develop treatments and preventions for other infectious diseases and were instrumental in testing the Covid vaccine.

09/25/2026

09/16/2026

Join us tomorrow for the HIVE Impact Network webinar, Optimizing Testing for HIV Prevention During Breastfeeding.

📅 September 17
⏰ 8:00 a.m. EDT

The discussion will explore approaches to strengthening HIV testing during breastfeeding to support timely prevention and care.

🔗 Register here: https://ow.ly/CBs850ZOec3

Paediatric - Adolescent Treatment Africa

09/09/2026

Tomorrow: ICAP invites you to register for a CQUIN webinar on “Safeguarding Key Population Services in the Context of Reduced Donor Funding.”

The webinar will explore practical, government-led approaches to sustaining key population-sensitive HIV services amid reduced donor support.

Thursday, September 10
8:00 am EDT / 12:00 pm GMT / 2:00 pm CAT / 3:00 pm EAT
Register here: https://ow.ly/ArRk50ZKL2s

09/08/2026

Two days to go!

ICAP invites you to register for an upcoming CQUIN webinar, “Safeguarding Key Population Services in the Context of Reduced Donor Funding: Emerging Strategies for Ministries of Health."

With reduced donor support, many countries are facing disruptions in key population services, with implications for broader HIV epidemic control.

This webinar will bring together representatives from the World Health Organization (WHO), ministries of health, and civil society to explore practical, government-led approaches to sustaining key population-sensitive HIV services.

Thursday, September 10
8:00 am EDT / 12:00 pm GMT / 2:00 pm CAT / 3:00 pm EAT

Simultaneous interpretation will be available in English and French.

Register here: https://columbiacuimc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IKwPc8ueQve3S1ZR0T3hlw

09/08/2026

08/10/2026

AIDS 2026 may be over, but the discussions continue.

Join us on Tuesday, August 18 for a webinar on HIV Service Delivery Prioritization in Resource-Constrained Settings.

As HIV programs navigate changing funding landscapes and increasing pressure to maximize impact with limited resources, how should countries decide which services to prioritize?

Building on discussions from AIDS 2026, the webinar will bring together representatives from ministries of health, civil society, research institutions, and technical partners to explore practical approaches to HIV program prioritization.

Speakers include: Onyekachi Ukaejiofo, CQUIN, ICAP at Columbia University; Anna Grimsrud, IAS; Chantalle Okondo, Population Council; Brooke Nichols, Boston University; Irenio Gaspar, Ministry of Health, Mozambique; Clarence Mademutsa, Zimbabwe National Network of People Living with HIV; Simon Sikwese, Pakachere, Malawi; and more.

🗓 August 18, 2026
🕗 8 a.m. EDT | 12 p.m. GMT | 2 p.m. CAT | 3 p.m. EAT
🌍 Simultaneous interpretation in English, French and Portuguese
🔗 Register: https://iasociety.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BIUu_m19T8u0yxhOqVL_sw

Jointly organized by ICAP's Coverage, Quality, and Impact Network (CQUIN), IAS - International AIDS Society, and the South-South Learning Network (SSLN).

08/07/2026

Looking back on a week at AIDS 2026 in Rio 📌

Fourteen posters from ICAP and ICAP-related work were on the boards across the week, spanning Cameroon, Rwanda, Zambia, South Sudan, Mozambique and Eswatini.

Maureen Syowai joined the satellite session on ending preventable deaths from advanced HIV disease, and Dr. Cassia Wells supported the workshop on sustainable, key population-sensitive service models. Colleagues also joined networking-zone discussions with partners and working meetings with country teams.

IAS - International AIDS Society

08/06/2026

ICAP team is back from Rio 📌

On days 3 and 4 of AIDS 2026, eight posters from ICAP and ICAP-related work were on the boards, spanning Rwanda, Zambia, South Sudan, Mozambique and Eswatini.

Works included active case finding for children living with HIV in Rwanda, cryptococcal meningitis screening across 42 sites in Western Province, Zambia, and the effect of the GeneXpert network on HIV viral load service delivery in South Sudan.

Congratulations to every colleague who presented in Rio, and to the country teams behind each of these posters.

08/03/2026

This week in Accra, Ghana’s National AIDS Control Program is hosting a delegation from Ethiopia for a three-day CQUIN-supported country learning visit focused on HIV program quality monitoring and management.

The visit will enable the Ethiopian delegation to learn from Ghana’s integrated approach to quality management across HIV services and document lessons that can be adapted for implementation in Ethiopia.

ICAP’s Coverage, Quality, and Impact Network (CQUIN) is a 21-country peer learning network supporting the scale-up of high-quality HIV services across Africa. Learn more about CQUIN: https://cquin.icap.columbia.edu/
Ghana Health Service, Ministry of Health, Ghana, Ministry of Health,Ethiopia