HIV Services in the Time of COVID: Faith-Based Organizations are Adapting in Cameroon and Haiti
By Erika Henderson, CCIH Communications and Advocacy Intern and Doug Fountain, CCIH Executive Director As we prepared to mark World AIDS Day 2021, CCIH reached out to members in Cameroon and Haiti to understand how COVID has altered the course of faith-based initiatives to prevent and treat HIV....
Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic alongside Faith-Based Organizations
by Abigail Kim, University of Southern California Undergraduate and CCIH Communications and Advocacy Intern On this World AIDS Day - December 1, 2020 - we find ourselves nearing the nine-month mark from which COVID-19 was declared an official pandemic. While many of the latest headlines and health updates have surrounded…
Funding of Faith-Based HIV Programs and Services
Where do we Stand? An analysis by Doug Fountain, CCIH Executive Director Faith-based organizations (FBOs) and religious leaders are effective partners in the global goal to control HIV/AIDS. Inconsistent or declining funding to FBOs may hamper our ability to accomplish this goal. Are FBOs losing or gaining ground...
HIV Requires Multi-Pronged Response from the Faith Community
by Ellie Harrison, CCIH Communications and Advocacy Intern There is a growing sentiment among some in the global health community that the HIV epidemic is at a tipping point. After a decades-long global effort, we have the capability to end HIV as a global health threat, but it...