The challenges of evaluating injectable HIV antiretroviral drugs in West Africa
14 April 2025
Community mobilisation and health promotionGOVERNANCE AND HEALTH POLICIESHEALTH FINANCINGHEALTH PRODUCTS AND PHARMACEUTICAL SYSTEMFighting HIV / AIDSInfectious and emerging diseases
Long-acting injectable antiretroviral treatments represent a major advance in the fight against HIV. Already in use in Europe and North America, they simplify treatment and improve quality of life for people living with HIV. But in West Africa? Nothing yet. Research carried out by the CRCF, IRD and Solthis to evaluate their effectiveness in real life in Senegal has been blocked for over 2 years: it has been impossible to obtain the drugs. The laboratories refuse to supply them. This blockage is... Read more
Closure of the AGIR project: Assessment and outlook over 3 years of activity
4 April 2025
CAPACITY BUILDINGCommunity mobilisation and health promotionInfectious and emerging diseasesPromoting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
With the support of the Programme National Santé Scolaire - Sante Adolescent.es et Jeunes (PNSSU-SAJ) and the Programme National de la Santé Maternelle et Infantile (PNSME), we organized a closing workshop for our AGIR project, funded by AFD, on March 26 in Abidjan. This project aimed to improve the rights and access to sexual and reproductive health services of adolescents and young people in Côte d'Ivoire. After three years of action in five Abidjan health districts, the workshop provided... Read more
Cervical cancer control: joint efforts to raise awareness among young people in Conakry, Guinea
11 March 2025
GUINEACommunity mobilisation and health promotionInfectious and emerging diseasesPromoting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
On March 7, Dr. Comoé Jean-Claude Kouassi, our SUCCESS 2 project coordinator, led an awareness-raising session on cervical cancer in high schools in Conakry, Guinea, at the invitation of the NGO Global Alliance for Health and Education. The aim of the session was to discuss the issues surrounding this disease with high school students. Report broadcast on Guinean national television (in French). Read more
Côte d’Ivoire: the end of American aid
6 March 2025
COTE D'IVOIRECommunity mobilisation and health promotionFighting HIV / AIDSInfectious and emerging diseases
On February 26, the US government announced that it was cutting 5,800 USAID grants and canceling 4,100 State Department subsidies to 92% of its development agency's overseas programs. The stated aim: to save “nearly $60 billion” for American taxpayers. These savings will come at a high price for the recipients of this aid, particularly in Africa. And a threat to the fight against HIV on the continent. For example, in Côte d'Ivoire, a country heavily dependent on funding from... Read more
Donation of medical equipment to health centers in the Mbour region
3 March 2025
SENEGALCapacity building and empowermentCommunity mobilisation and health promotionSTRENGTHENING SYSTEMS AND HEALTH SERVICESPromoting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
On February 20, 2025, health centers in the Mbour region received a batch of medical equipment to improve care for mothers and newborns. The donation, the result of a partnership between our Sansas project and local authorities with the support of the Bank Of Africa Foundation, benefits fifteen health facilities in the region. The aim is to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality in the area. Amama Moussa Diao, Regional Health Director, talks to Mbour FM about the content of the donation and... Read more
Launch of the SENEYA project in Sédhiou
3 March 2025
SENEGALCapacity building and empowermentCommunity mobilisation and health promotionPromoting One health
The “Seneya” project, financed by the French Development Agency (AFD) and the Sanofi Foundation, aims to strengthen the resilience of communities and healthcare systems in the face of climate change. Launched and implemented in Sédhiou, the Seneya project will focus on training people in climate change issues and strengthening local health systems. In this interview with Radio Télévision Sénégalaise, Karel Nana, program coordinator for Solthis Sénégal, discusses the project's... Read more
Seneya project launched in Sédhiou, Senegal
3 March 2025
SENEGALCapacity building and empowermentCommunity mobilisation and health promotionPromoting One health
The “Seneya” project, financed by the French Development Agency (AFD) and the Sanofi Foundation, aims to strengthen the resilience of communities and healthcare systems in the face of climate change. Launched and implemented in Sédhiou, the Seneya project will focus on training people in climate change issues and strengthening local health systems. In this interview with Radio Télévision Sénégalaise, Karel Nana, program coordinator for Solthis Sénégal, talks about the project's... Read more
Launch of Ablogui’s Gqui Ose application in partnership with Solthis as seen by Média Guinée.com
4 June 2024
GUINEAPromoting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Friday, May 24, 2024, the Association des Blogueurs de Guinée (ABLOGUI), in partnership with Solthis, launched its mobile application GquiOse! Developed as part of the PAJES project, this application aims to improve the Sexual and Reproductive Rights and Health of young people and to fight against gender-based violence through dematerialized channels. GquiOse offers a wide range of functions: read articles; take a quiz; track your menstrual cycle; join a forum; view testimonial videos; locate... Read more
The share project, by two local newspapers in Sierra Leone
15 April 2024
Read the articles published by two local newspapers Awoko and Standard Times about the launch of the SHARE project in Sierra Leone. Read more
The Conference-Debate organized by Solthis and its partners on Intergenerational Dialogue as seen by Guinea 360
12 April 2024
As part of the PAJES project, and to celebrate Women's Month, Solthis and its partner ABLOGUI organized a conference-debate on intergenerational dialogue in Guinea. Read the Guinée 360 article about this event and its impact on the community. Read the Guinea 360 article covering this event and its impact on the community. Read more
The PACTES study on advances in HIV care published in Frontiers in Reproductive Health
12 April 2024
GUINEAFighting HIV / AIDSInfectious and emerging diseases
Our latest study on the PACTES project has been published in Frontiers in Reproductive Health. Studies on the organization of care and the power dynamics between providers and HIV patients in sub-Saharan Africa are rare. This study aims to describe the patient-provider relationship and explore the challenges of optimal, patient-centered care for people living with HIV (PLHIV). Integrating psychosocial counselors into the organization of HIV care, improving access to ARVs, the availability... Read more
What if drones saved lives?
27 March 2024
GUINEAFighting HIV / AIDSInfectious and emerging diseases
The AIR-POP project aims to optimize the screening and management of HIV-exposed newborns by studying the feasibility of transporting blood samples by drone. A child's chances of survival depend on early treatment, which is often hampered by the late availability of screening results. Obtaining results is limited by the difficulty of transporting blood samples between health centers and the laboratory in charge. Transporting these samples by drone would reduce delivery time and optimize... Read more
