Identification of fast-spreading HIV variant provides evidence of urgency to halt the pandemic and reach all with testing and treatment Around 10 million people living with HIV are still not on antiretroviral therapy GENEVA, 7 February 2022—Newly published research from the Netherlands has revealed the existence of a more transmissible and...
Society for AIDS In Africa (SAA) wishes you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year The Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA), the organiser of the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) wishes you peace, joy, and well-being throughout the coming year (2022) while observing strictly...
The Society for AIDS in Africa, organizers of the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) has signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)with the Government of South Africa to host ICASA 2021 in Durban South Africa, from 6th – 11th December 2021. The signing of the MoU took place on...
SAA Board Elections In line with the SAA constitution, the Governing Board consists of ten elected members from the five (5) zones of Africa. Per article 10.1 of the SAA constitution, an electronic balloting process was conducted from 24th May to 30th June 2021. According to the SAA constitution (article 10.1),...
The election portal will be open from 24th May to 30th June 2021 for only registered and paid SAA members. Click here and vote. Name of Nominee Country of Nominee ...
During an extraordinary staff meeting with the leadership and staff of the Society for AIDS in Africa as part of activities to mark the 3-day working visit to SAA Permanent Secretariat/ICASA 2021 International Secretariat in Ghana, the SAA/ICASA 2021 President, Prof. John Idoko, with the SAA Coordinator/ICASA Director, Mr....
Nominations for Executive Council-election April 2021- (Mandate 2022-2025) and Members of the Governing Board of SAA (Mandate 2022-December2025) DEADLINE: 15th May 2021 In line with the SAA constitution, the Governing Board will consist of ten elected members from the 5th zones of Africa. Per article 10.1 of the SAA constitution, the following...
The Society for AIDS in Africa, in partnership with the government of Ghana, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA Ghana), the Canadian High Commission organized a donation exercise at the Adentan Municipal Assembly. This donation exercise was targeted at providing 600 dignity kits to HIV+ adolescent orphans and the...
UNAIDS welcomes ground-breaking decision by India’s Supreme Court that strikes down law criminalizing LGBTI people GENEVA, 6 September 2018—UNAIDS welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court of India to annul key provisions of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. Section 377 criminalizes sexual relations between lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI)...
A shining light of Africa has passed away. An African at heart, but a global citizen, Kofi Annan symbolized the best of humanity. He was a rabble-rouser, a troubleshooter and a change-maker. At the turn of the century, AIDS denialism was at its peak. Mr Annan helped to break it....
