In the premier issue of Snapshots from the Field, FHI examines scaling-up voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) programs in Africa.

In Snapshots, FHI offers case studies as a way to share lessons and best practices from many VCT programs in Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda and a confederation of West African nations.

While no singular perfect formula exists for a successful scale-up program, because each community's culture differs and each faces its own distinct challenges, several African countries have surmounted common barriers to VCT expansion to offer highly successful programs.