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Call for Nominations for Members of the Governing Board of SAA – 2025

Nominations for Executive Council-election 2025- (Mandate 2026-2029) and Members of the Governing Board of SAA (Mandate 2026-December2029) DEADLINE: 15th June 2025 In line with the SAA constitution, the Governing Board will consist of ten elected members from the five zones of Africa. Per article 10.1 of the SAA constitution, the following members...

ICASA Director and Ghana AIDS Commission Director-General, pays a courtesy visit to Ghana’s Minister of Health

Today, the ICASA Director, Mr Luc Armand Bodea and Director-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Dr Kharmacelle Prosper Akanbong, paid a courtesy visit to Ghana’s Ministry of Health to meet with the newly appointed Minister of Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh. The purpose of the meeting was to officially brief...

ICASA MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME

Greetings from the Society for AIDS in Africa. We are writing to inform you of an exciting opportunity to join the mentorship programme, which is currently open to members who wish to submit their abstracts and would like to receive support from a mentor. The mentorship programme connects early-career professionals, students,...

Revisit plenary topics to ensure sustainable funding for HIV response -ICASA President

Accra, April 4, GNA – Dr David Pagwesese Parirenyatwa, President Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA), has urged the three committees of International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) 2025 to revisit their plenary topics to ensure sustainable funding for HIV response. The committees include the Leadership, Scientific...

Society of AIDS calls for domestic funding across Africa

The President of the Society of AIDS in Africa and ICASA 2025 President, Dr David Pagwesese Parirenyatwa, has called on Africans and the diaspora to rise to the challenge of strengthening health systems with accountability, transparency, and universal access to care. He warned that without innovative approaches to sustainability and...

ICASA 2025: Steering committee meets in Accra as Ghana readies to host Africa’s largest HIV/AIDS conference

Ghana is stepping up preparations to host the 23rd International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA 2025), scheduled for 3rd to 8th December at the Accra International Conference Centre. The event, expected to attract over 12,000 participants, will bring together scientists, policymakers, healthcare professionals, and civil...

ICASA Storytelling Video Competitions – 35th Anniversary Celebration of Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA)

Background The Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA) was established in 1989 during the 5th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) in Kinshasa, facilitated by the World Health Organization (WHO). Since its inception, SAA has served as the custodian of ICASA, a premier platform dedicated to advancing...