A look back at 20 years of Solthis in Sierra Leone, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Mali and Niger
12 December 2023
After the head office team in Paris, it was the turn of our teams in the field in Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Mali to celebrate Solthis' 20th anniversary, accompanied by our institutional partners and the people on the field who play a central role in ensuring that our projects run smoothly. To mark the occasion, our Chief Executive Officer, Dr Serge Breysse, went to Freetown, where he joined Maurice Kwite, Country Director and the Deputy Minister of Planning . Then to Dakar,... Read more
November 25, 2023 – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
12 December 2023
GUINEACAPACITY BUILDINGSTRENGTHENING SYSTEMS AND HEALTH SERVICESPromoting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Every year on November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Solthis demonstrates its ongoing commitment to raising awareness and combating all forms of gender-based violence (GBV). #EVERYNOCOUNTS For a week, we broadcast content on our social networks highlighting our actions through our projects in the field linked to the fight against GBV: PAJES in Guinea, SANSAS in Senegal and POUVOIR in Côte d'Ivoire. Our campaign began with a video showing how Solthis... Read more
Infodrome’s look back at our 20 years in Côte d’Ivoire
2 December 2023
Fighting HIV / AIDSPromoting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
In 2023, Solthis celebrates 20 years of commitment and action. To mark this anniversary in Côte d'Ivoire, Infodrome took part in the festivities and published an article testifying to our impact and highlighting the highlights of this event. Read Infodrome article (in French) Read more
World AIDS Day: ATLAS strategy helps reduce new HIV infections
30 November 2023
GUINEAMALICAPACITY BUILDINGFighting HIV / AIDSInfectious and emerging diseases
The research undertaken as part of the ATLAS project, carried out by the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, continues to deliver the lessons learned from the project. After 11 articles published in scientific journals, two new studies will soon be published ("preprint"). Among them, the study led by Romain Silhol[1] "Assessing the potential population-level impacts of HIV self-testing distribution among key populations in Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, and Senegal: a mathematical... Read more
A look back at Solthis’ 20th anniversary at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris
18 October 2023
On October 4th, 2023, Solthis celebrated its 20th anniversary at the Hôtel de Ville de Paris. The event, which attracted over 200 participants, featured two round-table discussions with our founders and 18 speakers : What's the new deal for global health in West Africa? Sexual and reproductive health and rights: a lever for the emancipation of women and young people. In parallel, a photo exhibition (click on it to discover it) retraced our 20 years of action in the field, and a... Read more
Donation of medical equipment to health centers in Côte d’Ivoire
10 October 2023
COTE D'IVOIRECAPACITY BUILDINGSTRENGTHENING SYSTEMS AND HEALTH SERVICESPromoting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
As part of the POUVOIR and AGIR projects in Côte d'Ivoire, Solthis, with the support of its financial partners AFD, Expertise France and the BOA Foundation, has made a donation of medical equipment to the Ministry of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal Health Coverage. Comprising gynecological examination tables, reusable catheters, suture boxes, blood pressure monitors, a 20-liter sterilizer, cotton drums and contraceptives, the donation benefited 11 health centers in Abidjan. On this... Read more
Solthis celebrates its 20th anniversary on 4 October 2023 at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris.
21 September 2023
In 2023, Solthis celebrates its 20th anniversary The celebrations begin in Paris on 4 October 2023 at the Hôtel de Ville de Paris with a conference: "For a (R)evolution in global health, 20 years of actions and perspectives in West Africa" followed by a cocktail reception. High-level speakers will be on hand to lead two round tables: What's the new deal for global health in West Africa? Sexual and reproductive health and rights: a lever for the emancipation of women and young... Read more
Training of health personnel and care pathways for cases of gender-based violence
11 September 2023
CAPACITY BUILDINGSTRENGTHENING SYSTEMS AND HEALTH SERVICESPromoting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
As part of the SANSAS project implemented by Solthis (lead), Equipop, Enda santé, LARTES and Raes, financed by Agence Française de Développement with co-financing from the L'Oréal Fund for Women for the Gender-Based Violence component, Solthis is strengthening its intervention strategy in the field of gender-based violence (GBV). Discover our two videos on the training of health personnel and on the care pathway for better management of GBV in the operating departments of the SANSAS... Read more
Portrait: our caring citizens
11 September 2023
Dr Justine F. Houzanmé is a sociologist from Benin, selected to support the situational analysis of paediatric HIV care and the determinants of the low rate of testing of children in Benin, funded by Expertise France via the Initiative. She tells us about her background and the reasons for her involvement. Can you introduce yourself in a few words? I'm a socio-anthropologist with a doctorate from the University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC). I have over 18 years' experience working with key... Read more
Activity report 2022
26 July 2023
Our activity report 2022 is available ! Discover our 2022 activity report Download the 2022 activity report in PDF format Read more
Closure of the Labos 2S project
17 July 2023
NIGERCAPACITY BUILDINGCapacity building and empowermentLABORATORIES AND TECHNICAL PLATFORMSSTRENGTHENING SYSTEMS AND HEALTH SERVICESFighting HIV / AIDSFighting tuberculosis
On 6 July 2023, in Niamey, the LABO2S project was brought to a close, with the aim of strengthening laboratories in the service of health in Niger. After 3 years in action, the project has demonstrated its success with 3 main results: Improved organisation of healthcare in Niamey and Dosso Improved performance of the National HIV Reference Laboratory Improved access to and use of biological tests for people living with HIV and/or exposed to tuberculosis (TB). Watch our closing... Read more
Closure of the AIRE project
1 June 2023
On 24 and 25 May, the closing conference of the AIRE project was held in Dakar. After 3 years of operational research, the project has demonstrated the importance of the pulse oximeter in identifying respiratory distress, one of the main causes of mortality in children under 5. The aims of the project were to improve the management of sick children and reduce infant mortality by introducing the pulse oximeter as a diagnostic tool into the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)... Read more
