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...
The Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA) has decided to organise a blood donation drive in commemoration of World AIDS Day 2022 in Accra, Ghana. This is because the Permanent Secretariat of the Society for AIDS in Africa is based in Accra, Ghana. SAA is doing this blood donation...
Venue: Global Village/Youth Pavilion AIDS 2022, Montreal, Canada Session: Let’s walk the talk session on Youth Key Populations in healthcare Theme: Honey, you have forgotten about young key populations in healthcare settings. Today 1st of August 2022 in Montreal, I have the honour to address the youth Key population session titled ‘’ Let’s...
Dr. Jerry Joe Harrison, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (SPMS), has developed a breakthrough recipe that enabled stable HIV Pol expression, 40 years after the discovery of HIV. The HIV Polyprotein must be stable before the structure can be determined. Dr. Harrison,...
L’Honorable Dr David Pagwesese Parirenyatwa, Président de la Société Africaine Antisida, organisateurs de la Conférence internationale sur le sida et les IST en Afrique (ICASA) au nom de la SAA, est profondément attristé par le décès du Prof. Femi Soyinka, le scientifique renommé et ancien Doyen de la Faculté...
Hon. Dr. David Pagwesese Parirenyatwa, President of the Society for AIDS in Africa, the organisers of the International Conference on AIDS & STIs in Africa (ICASA) on behalf of SAA, is deeply saddened by the passing of Prof. Femi Soyinka, the renowned researcher and former Provost of the College...
Mesdames, Messieurs les présidents d’AFRAVIH 2022 Mesdames, Messieurs les membres des comités scientifiques et d’organisation Chers collègues et amis La Société Africaine Antisida, responsable des Conférences Internationales sur le sida et les Infections Sexuellement Transmissibles en Afrique(ICASA) est très honorée par cette invitation à AFRAVIH 2022. Elle exprime ses vifs remerciements au...
