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Guinea HIV/AIDS

What if drones saved lives?

27 March 2024

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...

Sierra Leone Tuberculosis

March 24 – World Tuberculosis Day

25 March 2024

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...

Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire Guinea Senegal SRHR

March 8, 2024 International Women’s Rights Day

12 March 2024

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,...

A look back at the 11th African Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (ACSHR)