{"id":4847,"date":"2024-10-23T14:43:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T07:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chiaslaos.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=4847"},"modified":"2024-10-23T14:43:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T07:43:08","slug":"wonderful-visit-to-the-epic-project-in-laos","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/chiaslaos.org\/lo\/news\/wonderful-visit-to-the-epic-project-in-laos\/","title":{"rendered":"Wonderful Visit to the EpiC Project in Laos!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\"><em>August 8, 2024 &#8211; Vientiane Capital, Laos<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Representatives from USAID and the U.S. CDC visited the Community Health and Inclusion Association (CHIAs) in Vientiane Capital today, highlighting the ongoing success of the EpiC Project in Laos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">The EpiC Project focuses on achieving and maintaining HIV epidemic control among key populations, with particular emphasis on men who have sex with men and transgender women. The project operates across three provinces:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"-mt-1 list-disc space-y-2 pl-8\">\n<li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Vientiane Capital<\/li>\n<li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Savannakhet<\/li>\n<li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Champassak<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">During the visit, discussions centered on innovative approaches that have shown significant impact, including:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"-mt-1 list-disc space-y-2 pl-8\">\n<li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Enhanced peer mobilization strategies<\/li>\n<li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">HIV self-testing initiatives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">&#8220;We are truly delighted that you took the time to visit us!&#8221; remarked project representatives from CHIAs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">The visit underscores the continued collaboration between USAID, CDC, and local organizations in strengthening healthcare initiatives in Laos.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":4848,"template":"","province":[],"chias-tag":[],"topic":[31],"class_list":["post-4847","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","topic-public-health"],"acf":{"photo_gallery":{"chias_media_photo_gallery":[[],[]]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiaslaos.org\/lo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/4847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiaslaos.org\/lo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiaslaos.org\/lo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiaslaos.org\/lo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiaslaos.org\/lo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"province","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiaslaos.org\/lo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/province?post=4847"},{"taxonomy":"chias-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiaslaos.org\/lo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chias-tag?post=4847"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiaslaos.org\/lo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=4847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}