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ICASA 2025 Day 5: Africa Advances HIV Response with Innovation, Integration, and Youth Leadership

On Day 5 of ICASA 2025, Africa’s HIV response took center stage, highlighting innovative strategies, integrated care models, and youth-led solutions. The sessions underscored that ending AIDS requires holistic, community-driven, and evidence-based approaches. Experts stressed the importance of integrating mental health services into HIV care, particularly for older adults and...

7 December 2025ICASA Conference, ICASA News, NewsComments Off 0Read more...
SAA Journal Launch - African-Journal-for-AIDS-and-Infectious-Diseases (AJAID)

SAA @ 35: Launch of the African Journal for AIDS and Infectious Diseases (AJAID)

The Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA), custodian of the International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA), is proud to celebrate 35 years of advancing African-led HIV and infectious disease research with the official launch of the African Journal for AIDS and Infectious Diseases (AJAID). Under...

7 December 2025ICASA Conference, ICASA News, NewsComments Off 0Read more...
Key Stakeholders Engage with Organizations at the Exhibition Hall

ICASA 2025: Key Stakeholders Engage with Organizations at the Exhibition Hall

As part of ICASA 2025, senior leaders and experts in HIV and public health, including Mr. Luc Armand Hégésiste Bodea, Dr. Pierre M’PELE, and Prof. Samuel Okware, actively engaged with a wide range of organizations at the Exhibition Hall, fostering collaboration, knowledge exchange, and innovation in Africa’s HIV response. The...

7 December 2025ICASA Conference, ICASA News, NewsComments Off 0Read more...

Strengthening the Role of Traditional Medicine in Primary Health Care in West Africa: ICASA 2025

The session “Strengthening the Role of Traditional Medicine in Primary Health Care in West Africa,” held in the H.E. John Dramani Mahama Room, brought together leading academics, policymakers, and global health partners for a powerful dialogue on the future of traditional medicine in modern health systems. With the president...

7 December 2025ICASA Conference, ICASA News, NewsComments Off 0Read more...
Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, Vice President of Ghana, addressing delegates during the opening ceremony of ICASA 2025 Ghana

ICASA 2025: H.E Opoku-Agyemang Urges Africa to Take Charge of HIV Response

Speaking at the opening of ICASA 2025 in Accra, Ghana’s Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has urged African leaders to take full ownership of the continent’s fight against AIDS, TB, and malaria. She stressed that Africa must build health systems that are strong enough to withstand shifting global...

4 December 2025ICASA Conference, ICASA News, NewsComments Off 0Read more...
H.E. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, Vice President of Ghana

ICASA 2025 Official Opening | Accra, Ghana

At the 23rd International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa, continental leaders, community advocates, and global partners united to declare a bold vision for health sovereignty.   Ghana's Vice President, H.E. Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima, ICASA 2025 President Dr. David Parirenyatwa, and ministers from Ghana,...

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ICASA 2025 Ghana - Youth PreConference -Hon. Dr. David Pagwesese Parirenyatwa

ICASA 2025 Pre-Conference Spotlights Innovation and Resilient HIV Strategies

Accra, Ghana – 3rd December 2025 – The pre-conference sessions of ICASA 2025 opened in Accra with a strong focus on leadership, youth engagement, policy innovation, and sustainable HIV prevention programs across Africa. The sessions brought together government officials, public health experts, community leaders, and youth representatives to share...

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