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Fight against HIV/AIDS: FEVE IMPULSE in advanced strategy in the gold zones of Kédougou

Fight against HIV/AIDS: FEVE IMPULSE in advanced strategy in the gold zones of Kédougou

A team from ENDA Santé went to Kédougou as part of the FEVE IMPULSE project for a mission to monitor cross-border activities. Combined prevention activities were organized in the health posts of Bambadji which polarizes two localities Bougouda and Bantaco, gold mining areas. These activities involved mainly the health workers and the [...]

Published on 30/01/2023
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The mobile clinic: an ENDA Santé strategy for access to health services for vulnerable populations

The mobile clinic: an ENDA Santé strategy for access to health services for vulnerable populations

Monday, 04 July 2022- ENDA Santé, through its mobile strategy, organises free consultations in several regions of Senegal. These clinics are held regularly and offer screening services for cervical cancer, HIV, and consultations for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The opportunity was also taken to inform, [...]

Published on 04/07/2022
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ReCCAP 3 years later

ReCCAP 3 years later

Wednesday, 22 June 2022, Bissau - ENDA Santé, organised from 21 to 23 June 2022 a regional advocacy, evaluation and closing workshop of the ReCCAP project in Guinea Bissau. The workshop was chaired by Dr Timòteo Oliveira, representing the Minister of Public Health of Guinea Bissau, and attended by the Secretary of Health of Guinea Bissau and the [...].

Published on 23/06/2022
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ENDA Santé strengthens journalists on HIV and human rights issues

ENDA Santé strengthens journalists on HIV and human rights issues

Thursday 10 June 2022, Mbour - About thirty health journalists representing more than ten media (print, radio and TV) participated in a training workshop on content production and news processing on HIV and human rights. The aim of the workshop was to sensitise [...]

Published on 10/06/2022
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Health and Human Rights

Health and Human Rights

The WHO Constitution states that "the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being". The right to health includes timely access to acceptable health care of satisfactory quality and affordability. Yet, approximately 100 million people in the world are still living in poverty.

Published on 13/09/2021
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Daouda DIOUF: "Communities felt that the government is recognising also their role in addressing the pandemic, in responding to the pandemic.

Daouda DIOUF: "Communities felt that the government is recognising also their role in addressing the pandemic, in responding to the pandemic.

Senegal's quarantine policy sought to slow transmission, and local health care workers battled the pandemic from the ground up. DAKAR, Senegal - Aissatou Diao talked about Covid-19 a lot. How to socially distance, what to do if you have a cough or a fever. But when the first coronavirus case arrived in Yeumbeul, a village [...].

Published on 29/04/2021
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Sexual violence: ENDA Santé sets up a sub-regional centre for integrated care

Sexual violence: ENDA Santé sets up a sub-regional centre for integrated care

After more than a decade of advocacy and support for the management of violence against women, ENDA Santé is setting up a centre for the management of sexual violence. Through the VIMOS project (Sexual Violence and Genital Mutilation in Senegal), the organisation will soon be offering victims of violence a treatment centre [...].

Published on 12/03/2021
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Ziguinchor: Signature of a local pact to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Ziguinchor: Signature of a local pact to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) address the global challenges facing African communities, including those related to well-being, poverty, inequality, climate, environmental degradation, prosperity, peace and justice. In order to achieve these goals, there is a need for an effective and efficient [...]

Published on 23/11/2020
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Advocacy with law enforcement on HIV and human rights

Advocacy with law enforcement on HIV and human rights

The vulnerability of key populations to HIV is exacerbated by socio-cultural, legal and religious barriers, sometimes in total contradiction with their right to enjoy their physical and moral integrity. Indeed, populations vulnerable to HIV often deplore the violation of their rights based on stigmatisation and discrimination by the state.

Published on 31/03/2019
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Orientation workshop for the development of a training module on health, specific care and human rights for key populations

Orientation workshop for the development of a training module on health, specific care and human rights for key populations

Aware of the scale of HIV, Senegal has made enormous efforts with the support of its development partners to avoid the transition from a concentrated to a generalised epidemic. Indeed, HIV prevalence is low in the general population (0.5% according to the UNAIDS report in 2016), but [...]

Published on 13/03/2019
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Training of key populations on gender-based violence, human rights and HIV

Training of key populations on gender-based violence, human rights and HIV

Senegal is a country with a concentrated epidemic. Prevalence is low in the general population but is very high in key populations. The appropriation of interventions by the populations concerned is a determining aspect in the achievement of strategic objectives, in particular that of the 3-90 developed in the framework of the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Published on 30/12/2018
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Human Rights: Improving access to quality health services for key populations

Human Rights: Improving access to quality health services for key populations

Within the framework of the implementation of the New Funding Model 2 of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (NMF2/FM), of which the National Alliance of Communities for Health (ANCS) is one of the Principal Recipients in Senegal, ENDA Santé's mission also includes the promotion of a protective environment [...].

Published on 17/12/2018
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Training and awareness raising for journalists on media coverage of key populations

Training and awareness raising for journalists on media coverage of key populations

In the framework of the response to HIV/AIDS, Enda Santé is implementing the Global Fund Project New Financing Model 2 (NMF2), with ANCS as Principal Recipient. The involvement of civil society will have enabled a more efficient implementation of programmes in order to improve access to services for the population and to improve the quality of life of the population.

Published on 13/12/2018
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