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Capacity building and support for the development of civil society organisations in health

Capacity building and support for the development of civil society organisations in health

Projects

Civil Society Institute for Health in West and Central Africa

Civil Society Institute for Health in West and Central Africa

Background The Civil Society Institute for Health in West and Central Africa is a regional mechanism for consultation, coordination and synergy. The Secretariat of the Civil Society Institute was created in January 2019 and is currently hosted by ENDA Santé, in Dakar, Senegal. The Institute is currently composed of [...]

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ENDA Santé officially launches the Transform Health Senegal coalition

ENDA Santé officially launches the Transform Health Senegal coalition

The international NGO ENDA Santé, in partnership with Transform Health, has officially launched the Senegal Coalition for the Digital Transformation of Health. The launch was attended by the representative of the Minister of Health and Social Action, Mr. Doudou Sonko, representatives of the Cellule de la Carte Sanitaire et Sociale (Health and Social Map Unit), [...].

Published on 26/08/2023
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The fight against viral hepatitis: building the capacity of healthcare professionals to provide better care

The fight against viral hepatitis: building the capacity of healthcare professionals to provide better care

Through its program to combat HIV and related diseases, ENDA Santé works to prevent and improve the care of people infected with HIV and HBV. The program's activities include hepatitis B awareness-raising sessions, testing and support for [...].

Published 03/08/2023
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5 organizations, including ENDA Santé, are implementing the Santé Urbaine (SU) project to support the Dakar medical region and contribute to health outcomes.

5 organizations, including ENDA Santé, are implementing the Santé Urbaine (SU) project to support the Dakar medical region and contribute to health outcomes.

With a population of 3.8 million, Dakar is one of the most densely populated areas in Senegal, representing 23% of the country's total population. The pressure exerted by the city's inhabitants on their environment (urbanization, transport) has adverse effects on health. Limited access to drinking water, poor sewerage and waste management, and the [...]

Published on 22/06/2023
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Pool Gouvernance/3CAP-Santé: Supervision of activities implemented in the 5 zones

Pool Gouvernance/3CAP-Santé: Supervision of activities implemented in the 5 zones

A mission to supervise the activities of the Governance Pool of the Cadre de Concertation, de Coordination et d'Actions de plaidoyer de la Société Civile (3CAP-Santé) visited Saint-Louis Thiès, Kaolack, Ziguinchor, Dakar (Pikine and Guédiawaye) to monitor the implementation of activities carried out in the various zones. The team is [...]

Published 12/06/2023
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Official launch of 3CAP-Santé

Official launch of 3CAP-Santé

The Framework for Consultation, Coordination and Advocacy of civil society for health in Senegal (3CAP-Health) was officially launched this Thursday, April 27, 2023. The launching ceremony took place in Dakar in the presence of the Director of Planning, Research and Statistics, representing the Minister of Health, and the [...]

Published on 28/04/2023
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Pool governance: the Kaolack local committee has developed its advocacy plan with local authorities

Pool governance: the Kaolack local committee has developed its advocacy plan with local authorities

ENDA Santé, in charge of the governance pool through the Framework for Consultation, Coordination and Advocacy of Civil Society for Health in Senegal (3CAP Santé), coordinates several activities with its sub-recipients. The governance pool, through its activities of setting up local committees, capacity building, training, etc., is responsible for [...]

Published on 06/03/2023
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3CAP Health: ENDA Santé strengthens 150 civil society actors on good health governance and leadership

3CAP Health: ENDA Santé strengthens 150 civil society actors on good health governance and leadership

After the training of trainers on health governance and leadership held in Pikine, cascading training schemes were held in the 5 areas of implementation of the activities of the Framework for Consultation, Coordination and Advocacy Actions of civil society for Health in Senegal, initiated by [...]

Published on 27/02/2023
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25 health actors trained on leadership and governance

25 health actors trained on leadership and governance

A training of trainers workshop was held in Pikine in the Dakar region from January 25 to 27, 2023 for health actors from Community Based Organizations and Civil Society CBO/CSOs. The meeting was organized by the Association of Women Doctors of Senegal (AFEMS), sub-recipient of the Health Governance Pool.

Published on 02/02/2023
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Agenda 2030: climate change and health

Agenda 2030: climate change and health

ENDA Santé has just launched an advocacy campaign on the SDGs in Praia. The meeting is being held on the sidelines of the regional meeting on HIV/AIDS in West and Central Africa. It is an opportunity for civil society organisations in the region to reflect on the ways and means to implement the MDGs.

Published on 02/06/2022
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HIV: What solutions for vulnerable populations?

HIV: What solutions for vulnerable populations?

Praia, J2 - The lack of care for vulnerable populations in HIV/AIDS programmes is a reality in West and Central Africa. Many People Living with HIV (PLHIV) do not have access to antiretroviral treatment. This is due to several factors: weak or almost non-existent public policies towards PLWHA, lack of access to antiretroviral [...].

Published on 01/06/2022
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From Dakar to Praia: Advocating for reinventing the response to HIV

From Dakar to Praia: Advocating for reinventing the response to HIV

J1 Praia: The Regional Meeting on Revitalising the Response to HIV/AIDS in West and Central Africa is currently taking place in Praia, Cape Verde. The event takes place from 30 May to 1 June 2022. The opening ceremony was chaired by the Prime Minister of Cape Verde in the presence of the First Lady. [...]

Published on 31/05/2022
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Response to HIV: Feedback from CARTOLOCS trained by the RECCAP project

Response to HIV: Feedback from CARTOLOCS trained by the RECCAP project

Several months after being trained in local mapping and estimating the size of populations vulnerable to HIV, RECCAP project beneficiaries give their testimonies. These frontline actors in the HIV response come from Senegal, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire. Now equipped to contribute to the evaluation of the effectiveness of HIV services, they are able to [...]

Published on 12/04/2022
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FEVE IMPULSE: Health professionals trained on integrated management of HIV-related co-infections (cervical cancer, hepatitis, etc.)

FEVE IMPULSE: Health professionals trained on integrated management of HIV-related co-infections (cervical cancer, hepatitis, etc.)

The regional coordination of the FEVE IMPULSE programme and San Access Luxembourg in collaboration with the Enda Santé office in Ziguinchor organised a regional training workshop on the integrated management of HIV-related co-infections (cervical cancer, hepatitis, etc.). This workshop brought together a dozen health professionals from the network [...].

Published on 28/03/2022
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Insalubrity in Joal: Capacity building on organisational development

Insalubrity in Joal: Capacity building on organisational development

In partnership with the Joal town hall, the WERWERLE project held a capacity building workshop on the organisational development of the Darou Salam sanitation committee. The members of the sanitation committee, set up in the neighbourhood, met to manage household waste and the sanitation of the area.

Published on 17/05/2021
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ENDA Santé launches new organisational development project for women in vulnerable situations in Dakar

ENDA Santé launches new organisational development project for women in vulnerable situations in Dakar

ENDA Santé is implementing a new project: Organisational development of the association of women in vulnerable situations in Dakar. This initiative, supported by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), follows on from the "Geum Sa Bopp" project, the results of which inspired the implementation of this new project, which is aimed solely at women in vulnerable situations [...].

Published on 04/05/2021
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HEALTH EMERGENCIES: New project launched to strengthen community surveillance and response mechanisms

HEALTH EMERGENCIES: New project launched to strengthen community surveillance and response mechanisms

On 22 March 2021, Enda Santé and its partners launched a project to strengthen surveillance, community response and impact mitigation mechanisms for Covid-19 and other health emergencies. This project comes in the context of the health crisis at COVID 19 and its multifaceted impact on the lives of the population.

Published on 24/03/2021
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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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Community response to COVID-19: Enda Santé trains community relays in areas still affected

Community response to COVID-19: Enda Santé trains community relays in areas still affected

To respond effectively to COVID-19 and mitigate its adverse effects, affected countries need greater involvement of competent local partners. The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic presents new challenges to already strained health systems around the world. The intervention of the NPI EXPAND (New Partners for Better Health) project will help to address these challenges.

Published on 13/11/2020
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International Solidarity: ENDA Partner of the NGO-Business Incubator COEXIST

International Solidarity: ENDA Partner of the NGO-Business Incubator COEXIST

COEXIST is an incubator that relies on a community of skills and expertise to support the diversity of NGO-business partnerships or to be supported in the development of these NGO-business partnerships. It was set up with some sixty actors (NGOs, companies, consultancies and research institutes) on 6 February 2020. At the heart of this initiative, [...]

Published on 08/10/2020
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New UNAIDS strategy in the making: Civil Society Involved

New UNAIDS strategy in the making: Civil Society Involved

UNAIDS stakeholders came together virtually to participate in the development of the next global AIDS strategy. ENDA Santé and the Civil Society Institute for HIV and Health in West and Central Africa took part in the development of this global strategy. GENEVA, 18 [...]

Published on 13/09/2020
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Fatick: 20 providers and peer educators strengthened on SRH services

Fatick: 20 providers and peer educators strengthened on SRH services

Enda Santé, in partnership with the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and Expertise France, implements the project Promoting Gender Equality and Sexual and Reproductive Health for Adolescents in and out of School in Senegal and Togo (FSP-i). From 11 to 13 December 2019, the project team organised [...]

Published on 14/01/2020
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ENDA Health represents West African civil society at the global dialogue with indigenous peoples and local communities on the IPBES assessment of invasive alien species in Montreal

ENDA Health represents West African civil society at the global dialogue with indigenous peoples and local communities on the IPBES assessment of invasive alien species in Montreal

From 15 to 16 November 2019, ENDA Health took part in the global dialogue with indigenous peoples and local communities on the IPBES assessment on invasive alien species in Montreal. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is an independent intergovernmental body, established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Bank.

Published on 06/12/2019
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Expertise France commits to the Civil Society Institute for HIV and Health in WCA

Expertise France commits to the Civil Society Institute for HIV and Health in WCA

On the sidelines of the Global Fund's Sixth Replenishment Conference in Lyon, France, the Civil Society Institute for HIV and Health has signed a partnership agreement. The institute brings together 81 organisations from 19 countries with the aim of ensuring greater political influence at the global level.

Published on 10/10/2019
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Early pregnancy-HIV: Training of 20 student leaders at the Lycée Demba Diop in Mbour

Early pregnancy-HIV: Training of 20 student leaders at the Lycée Demba Diop in Mbour

In order to carry out sexual and reproductive health prevention activities among adolescents, ENDA Santé has set up a peer-to-peer approach through training workshops for student leaders on STI/HIV/AIDS and early pregnancy in high schools. On the 23rd and 24th of [...]

Published on 07/05/2019
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Official visit of the Director of Cooperation and Humanitarian Action of Luxembourg to Ziguinchor

Official visit of the Director of Cooperation and Humanitarian Action of Luxembourg to Ziguinchor

The Director of Cooperation and Humanitarian Action of Luxembourg, Mr. Manuel Tonnar, made an official visit to Ziguinchor on 25 April 2019, accompanied by a strong delegation. This visit is part of the strengthening of the cooperation that Senegal and Luxembourg have maintained for over thirty (30) years. In Ziguinchor, [...]

Published on 07/05/2019
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Working visit of the Ambassador of Luxembourg to Ziguinchor

Working visit of the Ambassador of Luxembourg to Ziguinchor

Mrs Nicole Bintner- Bakshian, Ambassador of Luxembourg to Senegal, made her first working visit to the region of Ziguinchor on 27 and 28 March 2019.During her stay, she held several working sessions with the administrative authorities and visited development projects supported by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Luxembourg is one of the [...]

Published on 01/04/2019
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Entrepreneurship: ENDA Santé builds the capacity of associations in leadership and management

Entrepreneurship: ENDA Santé builds the capacity of associations in leadership and management

ENDA Santé has just started a new project in favour of certain key target populations, to develop their leadership and organisational capacities. With funding from the NGO OSIWA (Open Society Initiative For West Africa), this project will strengthen the capacities of three associations in Dakar and Mbour through three components: a [...]

Published on 13/03/2019
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ENDA Health involves Community Based Organisations

ENDA Health involves Community Based Organisations

Like its parent organisation, Enda Santé has developed a relationship of trust with community organisations from the outset, based on respect for and valuing of their knowledge and know-how. This historic and lasting partnership is all the more solid as it constantly seeks to strengthen their capacity and support their activities.

Published on 10/12/2018
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