Sierra Leone : Empower Project Annual Workshop
3 March 2017
SIERRA LEONECAPACITY BUILDINGFighting HIV / AIDS
On February the 28th, Solthis Sierra Leone held its annual workshop with stakeholders to review activities and results of the Empower project that aims at strengthening capacity of people living with HIV (PLHIV) and civil society to exercise their rights to Health. The workshop brought together sixty participants, including strategic partners and beneficiaries of the project : health care workers from the 13 health centres supported by Solthis, members of the 11 NETHIPS... Read more
Operational research project ANRS 12344 – DIAVINA – The first mother- child cohort study have started!
1 March 2017
GUINEAOPERATIONAL RESEARCHFighting HIV / AIDS
On Tuesday, February 22th , 2017, in Ignace Deen UHC pediatric department in Conakry, the first cohort study of the project ANRS 12344- DIAVINA has been launched, including mothers whose HIV infection was not diagnosed until childbirth and their newborns. Mothers were immediately diagnosed and treated in the first time; In the second time, newborns benefited an immediate HIV testing and an enhanced preventive treatment (from birth), which will be administered for 12 weeks. Mothers... Read more
Improving living conditions of prisoners in Niger – Niamey and Say prisons
23 February 2017
NIGERSTRENGTHENING SYSTEMS AND HEALTH SERVICES
Solthis, partner of the National Platform of actors intervening in prisons in Niger relauching Under the project "Improving living conditions of prisoners" co-funded by the European Union and AFD ( French Development Agency) and implemented by Solthis and its partner, the Association of Human Rights (ANDDH) in Niger, Solthis was among the Ministry of Justice ' small group of partners who participated in the relaunch of the National Platform of actors intervening in Prisons, of... Read more
Strategy improvement workshop of viral load tests demand in Guinea
20 February 2017
GUINEALABORATORIES AND TECHNICAL PLATFORMSSTRENGTHENING SYSTEMS AND HEALTH SERVICESFighting HIV / AIDS
Solthis, in partnership with Guinea National Program for Health Care and Prevention ( PNPCSP) held a workshop in Conakry from 14 to 16 February 2017 to reinforce the HIV viral load demand strategy in Guinea. The workshop was attended by 30 participants from CNLS (National AIDS Committee), PNPCSP, UNAIDS, MSF, HIV treatment centers, laboratories and associations of people living with HIV. Access to viral load tests for HIV-infected patients is one of the major... Read more
What impact on health systems after NGO’s projects have been completed ?
14 February 2017
STRENGTHENING SYSTEMS AND HEALTH SERVICES
From 7 to 10 February, a colloquium organized by the Laboratory of Studies and Research on Social Dynamics and Local Development (LASDEL) was held in Niamey with Montréal University collaboration to compare and discuss recent and ongoing research on neglected problems in public health systems in Africa. Louis Pizarro, CEO of Solthis, intervened on 9 February in the round table discussion on the challenge of sustaining progress in health systems once the NGOs' projects have been... Read more
Solthis at Pharma Event Tunisie
10 February 2017
HEALTH PRODUCTS AND PHARMACEUTICAL SYSTEM
Organized for the firtst time, the fair is an opportunity for health professionals and pharmaceutical institutions to exchange and discover pharmaceutical, para-pharmaceutical and well-being research innovations. During this two-day event, Etienne Guillard, Director of Strengthening Health Systems and Services at Solthis is participating in the round table discussion dedicated to the Future of retail pharmacy . He will particularly discuss the role of pharmacists in... Read more
Sierra-Leone : Awareness-raising for HIV patients on the importance of properly taking ARV treatments
8 February 2017
Therapeutic Patient EducationFighting HIV / AIDS
Under Solthis supervision in Sierra- Leone, medical staff of the Freetown Military Hospistal organized awareness-raising sessions for patients living with HIV on adherence to ARV treatments. Supported throughout the year by Solthis medical team, the nursery staff relied chiefly on posters developed as part of the project Empower to educate HIV patients on the importance of properly taking their treatments and follow given instructions. The project Empower is funded by AFD (Agence... Read more
Solthis participated in the ” GLOBAL HEALTH, RESEARCH AND FRANCOPHONE AFRICA ” conference
20 January 2017
GOVERNANCE AND HEALTH POLICIES
The Ivorian and French governments, with the support of French research organizations, members of the Alliance for Life and Health Sciences (AVIESAN), organized on January 18th and 19th, 2017, two days conference, in Ivory Coast, on research in African French-speaking countries and its contribution to global health (more information : Press release - Abidjan hosts the PACCI Scientific Days). Louis Pizarro, CEO of Solthis,attended the first day of the conference (19th November) organized... Read more
JADES Project (Promoting the sexual health of adolescents) in Mali and Niger: feedback on sharing results and strategic planning workshops
29 December 2016
MALINIGERCAPACITY BUILDINGFighting HIV / AIDS
JADES Project aims to reduce new HIV infections and deaths and illnesses related to HIV and AIDS raising awareness in young people so that they can take charge of their own health. After the project launching workshops held in spring in Niger and in summer in Mali, the iagnostic phase took place in the two countries. The November strategic workshops allowed sharing the results and planning action for the months to come. In Mali These strategic workshops, held in Bamako from November 8 to... Read more
Training week for the 4 country coordinators of the OPP-ERA project
19 December 2016
GUINEALABORATORIES AND TECHNICAL PLATFORMSFighting HIV / AIDS
The 4 country coordinators of the OPP-ERA project in Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea gathered in Solthis' headoffice in Paris from Decmeber 12 to 16 for a week of training. This week, the project managers of each consortium' member organizations, the OPP-ERA team based in Paris and the country coordinators were able to review all the stages of the implementation of Phase 2 of this project wich will extend until 2019. The week ended with the monthly Steering Committee of... Read more
Viral Load Testing : the OPP-ERA project at the ASLM2016 Conference (3 to 8 December, Cape Town)
2 December 2016
LABORATORIES AND TECHNICAL PLATFORMSFighting HIV / AIDS
OPP-ERA will be present at the 2016 ASLM Conference (3-8 December 2016, Cape Town) Join us at the Symposium “How to reach the third “90” in West and Central Africa” – on Sunday December 4 - 8:30 am to 12 pm- CTICC room location : 1.61-1.62 This satellite session coorganized by Fondation Merieux, MSF, Solthis and UNITAID will present the main challenges in this region in achieving the third 90% – that is patients on ART that are virally suppressed. Partners through their... Read more
World AIDS Day: we must remain mobilised against HIV/AIDS
1 December 2016
In 2015, more than 36 million people live with HIV / AIDS in the world, access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) has doubled and 54% of PLHIV have access to ART. Mortality has dropped by 25% in five years: 1.1 million deaths are related to HIV / AIDS in 2015. The progress made in the fight against HIV / AIDS hide, nevertheless, disparities, especially in West and Central Africa where Solthis operates.We therefore need more than ever to mobilize and accelerate the response. Today, on World... Read more
