Solthis Therapeutic Solidarity and Initiatives for Health

Context : In Sierra Leone, where 40% of the population is under 15, HIV prevalence rose from 0.9% in 2002 to 1.4% in 2020, two-thirds of whom are women. Only less than a third (29%) of the 80,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in the country were on antiretroviral treatment in 2020 (UNAIDS Sierra...
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Context In Niger, where nearly 70% of the population is under the age of 25, young people represent a strategic challenge when it comes to improving sexual and reproductive health (SRH). Indicators on the sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescents and young women reveal a worrying...
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As every year on March 8, International Women's Rights Day, Solthis demonstrates its ongoing commitment to a feminist approach to healthcare. To mark the occasion, we posted content on our social networks highlighting the importance of access to sexual and reproductive health care and rights for...
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A look back at the 11th African Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (ACSHR) held from February 26 to March 02, 2024 in Rabat, Morocco. As part of this conference, Solthis presented its commitment to sexual and reproductive health and rights, with its teams in Côte d'Ivoire,...
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The 12th International Francophone Conference on HIV, Hepatitis, Sexual Health and Emerging Infections (AFRAVIH) will take place from April 16 to 19, 2024 at the Palais des Congrès in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Solthis will be present at the event, through : the organization of a symposium...
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Context CSOs play a crucial promotional role in the overall health system, through awareness-raising and education, advocacy, basic health services, community mobilisation, research and development and patient support. It is therefore important to strengthen them, to promote better coordination...
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Context The Association des Femmes Actives et Solidaires (AFASO) is an association of women infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, regardless of age, religion or race. Founded in 1999, its mission is to help improve the quality of life of PLWHA and orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), and to empower...
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Interview with Dr Gabrièle Laborde-Balen Health anthropologist Dr Gabrièle Laborde-Balen has been working for over 20 years in West and Central Africa, mainly in Cameroon and Senegal. Associate researcher at IRD's TransVIHMI unit, her research focuses on HIV-related vulnerabilities: pediatric...
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Each year, the EVA network organizes a regional seminar on different themes to meet the specific needs of pediatric HIV/AIDS care. These seminars provide opportunities for capacity-building for all the experts involved in care in the network's member countries. The central theme of this year's...
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Secondary dispensation was one of the major innovations of the ATLAS project, run in consortium by Solthis and IRD between 2018 and 2022. This strategy, aimed at entrusting the dispensing of HIV self-testing kits to key populations so that they themselves distribute them to less accessible targets,...
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