Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) is a global project, funded by the United States government, to achieve HIV epidemic control and strengthen global health security (GHS). EpiC is led by FHI 360 with core partners Right to Care, Palladium, and Population Services International (PSI) and has been implemented by more than 260 partners in 75 countries.
EpiC and HIV
HIV continues to be a widespread and deadly global epidemic, having claimed more than 42 million lives. HIV destabilizes communities, economies and countries. EpiC partners with governments, civil society organizations, and the private sector across the globe to combat HIV so that individuals and communities can thrive. EpiC uses innovative community-based and online approaches to identify people at high risk of HIV and provide HIV testing. For people living with HIV, EpiC provides lifesaving treatment, adherence support, viral load monitoring, and treatment of advanced HIV disease. EpiC also provides HIV prevention services to pregnant and breastfeeding women and infants. All EpiC activities are implemented collaboratively with governments and civil society organizations, and EpiC strengthens the capacity of these stakeholders to deliver HIV services and develop and use robust data systems. Read more about EpiC’s HIV programming.
EpiC and global health security
In today’s interconnected world, a disease can spread rapidly across borders and population groups, devastating global health and development. EpiC supports countries to monitor priority zoonotic diseases and improve outbreak response systems.
One example is EpiC’s response to mpox, a re-emerging infectious disease. EpiC uses early detection, awareness and education, and expanded access to care for patients with mpox to save lives and keep mpox contained. Read more about EpiC’s mpox work.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, EpiC partnered with governments, local organizations, and academic institutions in 54 countries to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and provide lifesaving treatment to patients. Read more about EpiC’s COVID-19 work and summary of achievements.
EpiC continues to strengthen global health security by working with governments and health workers in more than 20 countries to be prepared to prevent, detect, and respond to high risk pathogens with the potential for outbreak. Read more about EpiC’s global health security activities.
Overcoming challenges to ensure access to medical oxygen
EpiC resources
EpiC produces success stories, technical resources and other materials to share up-to-date knowledge and tools that can be used to strengthen HIV programming worldwide.