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
A recap of our presence at the AFRAVIH 2024 conference
16 May 2024
Fighting Covid-19Fighting HIV / AIDSInfectious and emerging diseasesPromoting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Solthis participated in the 12th International Francophone Conference on HIV, Hepatitis and Sexual Health (AFRAVIH), held in Yaoundé, Cameroon. On this occasion, a delegation of 17 Solthis team members was mobilized to lead a symposium dedicated to the SANSAS project, as well as to present five oral communications, four posters and our actions on our stand. Find out more about our presentations (in french) Introduction of the HIV/syphilis duo test: the challenges of triple elimination... 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
OH WOMAN: The game aims to raise awareness of sexual and reproductive health issues among teenagers and young people.
12 April 2024
Solthis, in partnership with OH WOMAN®, has launched the game of the same name in West Africa. Inspired by awalé, a traditional West African game, OH WOMAN® offers a playful and effective approach to raising awareness among adolescents and young people about the crucial issues of sexual and reproductive health (SRH). For the Solthis teams, this game is a particularly useful teaching tool for our sexual and reproductive health (SRH) projects. In partnership with the publisher, we have... 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
March 24 – World Tuberculosis Day
25 March 2024
SIERRA LEONEFighting tuberculosisInfectious and emerging diseases
To mark World TB Day, two studies conducted as part of the TB-Speed project have been published in eClinicalMedicine. The aim of these studies was to assess the impact of decentralized diagnosis on the detection of cases of tuberculosis in children. Indeed, less than half of the one million children affected by tuberculosis each year remain undiagnosed, as diagnosis requires specific procedures for taking samples for testing, clinical expertise and proper interpretation of chest X-rays. In... Read more
March 8, 2024 – International Women’s Rights Day
12 March 2024
COTE D'IVOIREGUINEANIGERSENEGALCAPACITY BUILDINGSTRENGTHENING SYSTEMS AND HEALTH SERVICESPromoting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
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 all. We began with an interview with Ramata Baldé, a young ambassador from Guinea, member of Ablogui and General Secretary of the COPIL Jeunes of the PAJES project, who through her advocacy shows... Read more
A look back at the 11th African Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (ACSHR)
12 March 2024
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, Senegal and headquarters, through its stand and oral communications, worshop and poster. Our teams shared their experience in deploying projects to promote dialogue and education on these crucial issues,... Read more
Solthis at the center of AFRAVIH: 1 symposium, 5 oral communications, 4 posters and 1 stand
6 March 2024
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 dedicated to the SANSAS project, co-organized with our partner EquiPop (Wednesday April 17 at 12:30 pm) : The SANSAS project in Senegal: a comprehensive approach to meeting the specific sexual and... Read more
Portrait: our caring citizens
14 February 2024
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 HIV, men who have sex with men and elderly people living with HIV. She shares about her experience as an expert in the implementation of our technical assistance for the situational analysis of... Read more
