MOTIVATE! study focuses on keeping pregnant and breastfeeding women in HIV treatment

There has been a remarkable increase in the number of HIV-positive pregnant women receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) around the world. However, there are still challenges to make sure women stay in treatment and to reduce transmission of HIV to infants. There is an urgent need to investigate...

STEP Story: Jiasheng (Jason) Wang

MS4, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China Kisumu/Rongo/Migori/Ahero, September 8 – October 27, 2017

Knowledge is Empowerment

We are so proud of our 33 participants of the FACES Scientific Writing Workshop held 15 Jan - 19 Jan.  Facilitators from KEMRI, UCSF, GSI, University of Alabama, Birmingham, University of Colorado, Denver, and Northwestern shared their expertise in writing fundamentals, research question...

Nyando OTZ Fun Day

Adolescent Heroes teaming up with fun to achieve Operation Triple Zero: zero missed appointments, zero missed drugs, zero viral load in Nyando.

Heros for Zeros!

Empowering adolescents to become heros for zeros. A fun day was held as part of the Operation Triple Zero (OTZ) initiative, which empowers adolescents to take charge of their health and commit to “triple zero outcomes” – zero missed appointments, zero missed drugs and zero viral load.

World AIDS Day Commemoration in Kisumu

World AIDS Day Commemoration in Kisumu: commemorating lives lost and affected by HIV/AIDS and celebrating the life-saving advances made against HIV. However the fight is not over as we strive to achieve UNAIDS 90-90-90 goals.

Text messaging for moms' and babies

Text messaging is now underway at 48 FACES supported sites. HIV positive pregnant women who enroll in the program receive reminders aimed at boosting clinic attendance and exposed infant testing to prevent mother-to-child-transmission. We applaud the 119 women who have are already enrolled in the...

"The End of AIDS?" a PBS New Hour show about UCSF's SEARCH study wins an Emmy award!

"The End of AIDS?" a PBS New Hour show about UCSF's SEARCH study wins an Emmy award! Congratulations to our innovative team for their impactful work.

Caregiver Training

STEP Story: Jessica Humphreys

R3 Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Kisumu East/West Sub-County, March 1–31, 2017