Key findings from the second Swaziland HIV Incidence Measurement Survey, SHIMS2, reveal impressive progress in confronting the HIV epidemic in the country.
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New Population-Based HIV Impact Assessments (PHIA) Show Global Efforts are Helping to Control the HIV Epidemic
Findings from surveys in Swaziland, Zambia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe show remarkable progress toward HIV epidemic control, and confirm that global efforts are helping to curb the HIV epidemic and save lives.
PHIA at IAS 2017: The Latest on Satellite Sessions, Oral Abstracts, and Poster Exhibitions
Join us to learn what the Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA) surveys data are telling us about the evolving HIV epidemic.
Turning the Corner on the HIV Epidemic: New PHIA Survey Results Announced at CROI 2017 Show Progress in Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia
Newly released findings from national HIV surveys in Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia reveal extraordinary progress in confronting the HIV epidemic. These three countries in Southern Africa have been heavily affected by HIV and now there are encouraging signs that the epidemics are going in the right direction.
New Findings from the PHIA Project Show Significant Progress Against HIV in Africa
Preliminary results from the PHIA Project are now available for Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia, and the news is excellent.
From Arm to Freezer: PHIA Project Laboratory Network Supports Ambitious HIV Testing Targets
The Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA) Project, which relies on laboratory testing of blood samples as a core component, is providing answers to these questions. Led by ICAP at Columbia University, the PHIA surveys will assess the HIV epidemic in 13 select countries located primarily in sub-Saharan Africa. Fieldwork is nearly complete in three countries, with ten more national surveys to follow over the next two to three years.
Behind the Numbers: a Biostatistician in the Field
After graduation, biostatisticians with advanced degrees usually end up in an office or lab to work with abstract numbers and equations.
Supplies on Demand: Logistics Coordination for the Multi-Country PHIA Survey
Today, survey teams for the PHIA Project are at work in three countries and have tested more than 53,000 people for HIV.
ZAMPHIA: Educating a Community about HIV
As the headmaster and only teacher at the Ndondo Community School in the rural Mongu District of Zambia in Western Province, Mr. Lambi Chingumbe educates the children of his community on math, English, and science.
Knock Knock Knock: Zimbabwe’s Soundtrack to Understanding HIV
“Knock Knock Knock” is a catchy and up-tempo song, with sunny Afro-jazz beats and a hard-to-forget jingle. More than a hit song on the airwaves of Zimbabwe, it is also an essential tool for public health promotion. (Watch the video, below.)
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