OVERVIEW Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B remains a significant public health challenge globally. These infections cause considerable morbidity and mortality among pregnant women and young children, with profound social, psychological, and economic consequences for affected families. This concept note outlines a comprehensive strategy for the triple...
Date: 19th August 2024 EMBARGO: None (For immediate release) The Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA), a leading pan-African non-governmental organization and the organizers of the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA), issues this urgent statement following the declarations of monkeypox outbreaks as a Public Health Emergency by...
Mr. Luc Armand H. Bodea, Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA) Coordinator, has reiterated the society’s commitment to promote the total well-being of those infected and affected by HIV and AIDS as well as create awareness about other emerging diseases threatening public health in Africa. He noted that the society...
The Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA) is welcoming delegates of the AIDS 2024 Conference at the SAA booth, no. 209. The interactions include discussions with Mr. Luc Armand H. Bodea, ICASA Director/SAA Coordinator, as well as engagements with current and former SAA Board members. Additionally, an award was...
In a significant show of support, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo and the Minister for Health, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, met with the Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA) team, led by President Dr. David Parrenyatwa, to discuss Ghana's bid to host the International Conference on AIDS and...
The Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA) has embarked on an assessment visit to Ghana and South Africa towards the selection of the host country for the twenty-third edition of the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA 2025). As part of the assessment procedure, a SAA team...
Dr. Stephen Ayisi Addo, Programme Manager, National AIDS and STI Control Programme, affirmed Ghana's readiness to host the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) in 2025 as the nation boosts adequate facilities, a conducive environment, hospitable people, and effective security systems. He mentioned that Ghana is the...
A team from the Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA), led by President Dr. David Parrenyatwa and Board Member Dr. Dr. Emmy J. Chesire, visited Ghana to assess the country's readiness to host the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) in 2025. ICASA is a biennial conference...
The Society for AIDS In Africa under the auspices of the SAA Executive Board organized a dinner cocktail event on 11th May 2024 at the Golden Tulip Hotel. Among the invited guests, dignitaries, and members of the diplomatic corps was the Guest of Honor, the Minister of Health of...
La Société Africaine Anti - SIDA a organisé lors de la clôture de sa 32ème session du conseil d’administration un cocktail dinatoire le samedi 11 mai 2024 à l'hôtel Golden Tulip. Parmi les invités, dignitaires et membres du corps diplomatique, figuraient l'invité d'honneur, le Ministre de la Santé de...
