A Society of AIDS in Africa (SAA) board member on Wednesday commended Zimbabwe for setting the pace on the African continent and in the world in giving the green light the use of the long acting pre-exposure prophylaxis injectable Cabotegravir. SAA is the organiser for the International Conference on AIDS and...
Below are the Key Dates for the 22nd edition of the International Conference on AIDS & STIs in Africa (ICASA 2023) from 4th – 9th December 2023. Key Dates Open Close Call for Abstract 1st March 2023 31st July 2023 Early Registration 1st March 2023 31st May 2023, 24.00 GMT Regular Registration 1st June 2023 31st August 2023, 24.00 GMT Exhibition Booking 1st March 2023 31st August...
His Excellency Cde Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, the President of Zimbabwe, and Mr. Luc Armand Bodea, the ICASA Director/SAA Coordinator Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care of the Republic of Zimbabwe & Deputy Minister of Health, Permanent Secretariat of Health with ICASA 2023 Assessment Team Group picture the Community...
BACKGROUND OF ICASA The International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA) is a major and only bilingual international AIDS conference which takes place in Africa. It is a biennial conference which alternates between Anglophone and Francophone African countries. ICASA has been organized for 30 years now...
De la gauche (A l’avant): Dr. Bernard Madzima, Directeur Exécutif de la Commisssion Nationale contre le Sida assistant l’Hon. Dr. David Pagwesese Parirenyatwa, Président de la SAA/ICASA 2023, en compagnie de l’Honorable General Dr. C. G.D.N. Chiwenga, Vice Président et Ministre de la Santé et de la protection de...
From left(Front): Dr. Bernard Madzima, CEO of NAC assisting Hon. Dr. David Pagwesese Parirenyatwa, SAA/ICASA 2023 President, with H.E. Dr. C. G.D.N. Chiwenga, Vice President and Minister of Health and Childcare/ICASA 2023 Vice President, Zimbabwe, being assisted by Air Commodore (Dr.) Jasper Chimedza, Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Health...
OVERVIEW Monkeypox is a zoonosis: a disease that is transmitted from animals to humans. Cases are often found close to tropical rainforests where there are animals that carry the virus. Evidence of monkeypox virus infection has been found in animals including squirrels, Gambian poached rats, dormice, different species of monkeys...
According to the UNAIDS 2018 Report on adolescents, Youth and HIV, the world is home to more young people (ages 15-24 years old) now than at any other time in history. Simultaneously, the world committed for the first time in 2015 to a universal agenda for sustainable development of...
The Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA) organizers of the International Conference on AIDS and STI’s in Africa (ICASA), as a member of the Consortium consisting of the Peer Review Forum Nigeria, Kids & Teens Resource Centre, ARCAD SANTE Mali and Accountability International, are jointly embarked on a project...
The Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA) extends our appreciation to the 5 bidding countries for their interest in hosting the 22nd edition of the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA). All submitted bids were very competitive. We are pleased to announce that Republic of Kenya and...
