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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...

APPEL A CANDIDATURE POUR LES PROPOSITIONS DE THEME & OBJECTIVES DE ICASA 2025

HISTORIQUE DE LA CONFERENCE ICASA La Conférence Internationale sur le Sida et les Infections Sexuellement Transmissibles en Afrique communément appelée ICASA est l’une des plus grandes conférences Internationales bilingues organisée sur le continent africain. Sa tenue biennale est alternée entre les pays francophones et anglophones. ICASA est organisée depuis bientôt...

Appel à Mentors: Programme de Mentorat pour les Résumés de ICASA

Prof. Mohamed Chakroun, Vice Président de la SAA Prof. Morenike Oluwatoyin Ukpong, Trésorière de la SAA Prof. Seni Kouanda, Ancien Secrétaire Général de la SAA Dr. Munya Saruchera, Membre du Comité Directeur International (CDI) Contexte et Justification La Société Africaine Anti-Sida (SAA), Organisation panafricaine, en collaboration avec d'autres acteurs et partenaires, envisage la mise...

Call for Mentors: ICASA Abstract Mentorship Programme

Prof. Mohamed Chakroun, SAA Vice President Prof. Morenike Oluwatoyin Ukpong, SAA Treasurer Prof. Seni Kouanda, Former SAA Secretary-General Dr. Munya Saruchera, International Steering Committee (ISC) Member BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE The Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA), an African-led organization, aims to strengthen health systems and support African governments in combating HIV/AIDS and emerging infections through...

Dr Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile of Tanzania nominated as next director for WHO African Region

Brazzaville – Dr Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile has been nominated as the next Regional Director for the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region, taking the reins from Dr Matshidiso Moeti, who has served two five-year terms at the helm. African Member States voted to nominate Dr Ndugulile during the Seventy-fourth session of...

MPOX KEY MESSAGES AND GUIDANCE

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Background An outbreak of Mpox is occurring in many countries: Mpox is preventable — most people recover fully but some people can get seriously ill, particularly those who are immunosuppressed such as those with untreated or HIV/ AIDS. Symptoms can be uncomfortable and painful. What we know about the...

COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE

Date : 20 Août 2024 EMBARGO : Aucun (Pour diffusion immédiate) La Société Africaine Anti-Sida (SAA), Organisation non gouvernementale panafricaine de premier plan et organisatrice de la Conférence Internationale sur le SIDA et les IST en Afrique (ICASA), publie en urgence cette déclaration à la suite des déclarations d'urgence de santé...