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The challenges of evaluating injectable HIV antiretroviral drugs in West Africa
Côte d'Ivoire Senegal Emerging diseases HIV/AIDS

The challenges of evaluating injectable HIV antiretroviral drugs in West Africa

14 April 2025

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...

Closure of the AGIR project: Assessment and outlook over 3 years of activity
Côte d'Ivoire Emerging diseases SRHR

Closure of the AGIR project: Assessment and outlook over 3 years of activity

4 April 2025

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...

Cervical cancer control: joint efforts to raise awareness among young people in Conakry, Guinea
Guinea Emerging diseases SRHR

Cervical cancer control: joint efforts to raise awareness among young people in Conakry, Guinea

11 March 2025

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...

Côte d’Ivoire: the end of American aid
Côte d'Ivoire Emerging diseases HIV/AIDS

Côte d’Ivoire: the end of American aid

6 March 2025

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...