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Domestic Financing for HIV Response in Nigeria and Dissemination of outcomes of ICASA 2023 Report

Overview Over the past two decades, significant progress has been made in the global fight against HIV/AIDS, thanks to the efforts of national governments, major donors, and civil society organizations. In Nigeria, these efforts have led to increased awareness, improved prevention strategies, and better treatments, resulting in fewer new HIV...

CALL FOR AN EDITORIAL BOARD

The Society for AIDS in Africa announces the launch of a groundbreaking new publication, the Journal for Society of AIDS in Africa (JSAA). We invite a visionary researcher, clinician, and public health expert to serve as the founding Editorial Board. The JSAA aims to serve as a premier platform for...

Webinaire conjoint de la SAA & de l’OMS AFRO: Variole du singe : Réponses de la communauté et enseignements tirés

CONTEXTE La variole simienne (auparavant appelée variole du singe) est une maladie virale causée par un virus orthopox appelé virus de la variole du singe. Elle se transmet entre humains par contact étroit avec des lésions, des fluides corporels, des particules respiratoires infectieuses ou du matériel contaminé. En outre, elle...

A joint SAA & WHO AFRO webinar: MPOX: COMMUNITY RESPONSES AND LESSONS LEARNED

BACKGROUND Mpox (previously known as monkeypox) is a viral disease caused by an orthopoxvirus called monkeypox virus. It transmits between humans through close contact with lesions, body fluids, infectious respiratory particles or contaminated materials, or from animals to humans through contact with live animals or consumption of contaminated ‘bushmeat’. Mpox...

Ghana to host ICASA 2025 from 3rd to 8th December

Ghana will from the 3rd to 8th December, host the 23rd edition of the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA). The event, which will be convened by the Society for AIDS, SAA, in Africa will bring together global leaders, community, researchers, advocates, and healthcare professionals to further the continent’s...

Communiqué de presse: Le Ghana abritera la 23eme Conférence Internationale sur le VIH et les infections sexuellement transmissibles en Afrique (ICASA 2025)

La Société Africaine Anti-sida (SAA) a le plaisir d'annoncer que la République du Ghana a été désigné pour abriter la 23e édition de la Conférence internationale sur le SIDA et les IST en Afrique (ICASA), qui se tiendra du 3 au 8 décembre 2025 au Centre International de Conférence...

Press Release: Ghana Host Country of the 23rd edition of the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA 2025)

The Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA) is delighted to announce that Ghana has been selected as the host country for the 23rd edition of the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA), which will take place in from 3rd to 8th December 2025 at the Accra International Conference Centre....

CALL FOR PROPOSITION OF ICASA 2025 THEME & OBJECTIVES

BACKGROUND OF ICASA The International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA) is a major and only bilingual international AIDS conference which takes place in Africa. It is a biennial conference which alternates between Anglophone and Francophone African countries. ICASA has been organized for 35 years...