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Historical Background Towards the tail-end of the 20th century, HIV and AIDS epidemic established itself as the most devastating epidemic defying the most aggressive scientific battles to combat it. With over 30 million people infected and an estimated 10 million people dead, the epidemic metamorphosed from public health problem into an overall development challenge undermining African renaissance. The Society for AIDS in Africa was founded in 1989 at the fourth International Symposium on ...  Read more

Vision Mission and Our Goal

SAA envisions an African continent free of HIV, TB and Malaria and their debilitating effects on our communal and societal structures, where people are socially and economically empowered to live productive life in dignity.

To promote policies and research to support governments’ national response to the epidemic in the continent.

To decrease the spread and mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS, STIs, Tuberculosis and Malaria in the African continent, through various activities.

ICASA PROGRAMMES

VIRAL LOAD TESTING IN AFRICAN HIV TREATMENT PROGRAMMES

Cape Town, South Africa, 18-20 April 2013 The African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Africa (WHO-AFRO), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the Society for AIDS in Africa, and the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society have called a meeting to bring together HIV clinicians, policymakers and laboratory scientists to discuss how best to design and implement effective and sustainable HIV viral load programmes. Invited guests will include experts and representatives from Ministries of Health, as well as local ... 

NEWS PUBLICATIONS

Call for Nominations for Members of the Governing Board of SAA

Nominations for Executive Council-elect December 2013- (Mandate 2014-2017) and Members of the Governing Board of SAA (Mandate 2014-December2017) DEADLINE: 30 March 2013 In accordance with the SAA statutes, the Governing Board consists of fifteen members elect from the 5th zones of Africa The Governing Board, in accordance with the article 10.1of the Statutes, consists of the following members elected through an electronic ballot process: The President-elect, the Secretary General-elect, Treasurer -elect Thirteen members elected ... 

PRESS RELEASE

17th edition of  ICASA Launched In Ghana

Key stakeholders in the fight against HIV/AIDS, namely the Ghana AIDS Commission, the UN AIDS, the Society for AIDS in Africa, and the South African Embassy, have launched the 17th edition of  the International Conference on AIDS and STI’s in Africa(ICASA) at a press conference in Accra, Ghana. The event which was organized under theme, ‘’Now more than ever, getting to Zero’’ was very well attended by press men, from various radio , television and print media organizations across the country. ICASA is a platform that brings ... 

Call for Pre-selectionfor ICASA 2015 Host Country. DEADLINE: 30th March 2013 The Society for AIDS in Africa acknowledges receipt of 3 BID ... 

Press Release 19 September 2012 EMBARGO: None (for immediate release) ICASA, Africa’s largest AIDS Conference to be held in Cape Town in December, ... 

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