Ciheb Global

🎉Congratulations on the publication of "Adapting the HealthMpowerment (HMP) mobile application for youth living with or at risk of HIV in Africa using the ADAPT-ITT model" in Implementation Science Communications.

This study demonstrates how implementation science can be used to adapt evidence-based digital health interventions to better meet the needs of young people living with or at risk of HIV across African settings. Through youth-centered engagement and the ADAPT-ITT framework, the team worked to ensure the intervention is relevant, acceptable, and feasible for local contexts.

Great work!

Adapting the HealthMpowerment (HMP) mobile application for youth living with or at risk of HIV in Africa using the ADAPT-ITT model - Implementation Science Communications Background Adaptation plays a critical role in implementation science (IS) by optimizing the fit of evidence-based interventions (EBIs) to local contexts and populations. Adaptation is especially relevant in digital health, where technologies, user preferences, and needs evolve rapidly. Yet, methodo...

A study by Ciheb researchers explore how adapting digital health interventions for HIV prevention and treatment—guided by implementation science—can improve EBIs fit for sexual and gender minority youth in Malawi, Kenya, Nigeria, and Zambia as technologies and user needs rapidly evolve. Published with Springer Nature in Implementation Science Communications . Read here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43058-026-00913-2

🎉We are delighted to announce that Dr. Marie-Claude Lavoie, Assistant Professor, Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine , has joined the Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS) as one of the Deputy Editors. JIAS is a leading open-access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to disseminating critical research in the HIV field. Well done! 👏

A study published in AIDS Care by Ciheb Global and IHV explores what helps—and hinders—women in Rwanda from staying engaged in HIV care during and after pregnancy. Findings highlight the vital role of social support and patient-centered care in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission.

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Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in Rwanda: a multi-perspective qualitative investigation of barriers and facilitators to retention in HIV care Improving access and retention in programs aimed at reducing the transmission of HIV from mothers to children is a key focus area for HIV care and prevention. Despite these efforts, retention in th...