Before the PHIA survey teams begin to knock on household doors, community workers visit selected communities, known as enumeration areas, to help community leaders and members understand some of the sensitivities that surround HIV and to strengthen support for the survey.
After weeks of training and preparation, PHIA survey teams are on the ground in Zimbabwe and Malawi, equipped with tablet computers and wearing brightly colored t-shirts emblazoned with survey logos.
Harare, Zimbabwe—Due to global efforts to respond to the epidemic, millions of people are receiving HIV treatment and services.
The groundbreaking Zimbabwe Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (ZIMPHIA) survey enrolled its first participants on October 18th, with 12 ZIMPHIA field teams kicking off data collection in the northern region of Zimbabwe.
On September 18th, the Zimbabwe Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (ZIMPHIA) was formally launched in Harare by Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Care, the National AIDS Council, the Ambassador of the Government of the United States of America, and representatives of PEPFAR, CDC, ICAP at Columbia University, and other project partners.
ICAP at Columbia University has received $25 million in the first year of a $125 million, five-year award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct national, population-based HIV impact assessments (PHIAs) in 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
