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Sexual and reproductive health

Sexual and reproductive health

Projects

Platform for accelerating the impact of maternal and neonatal health projects in the Saint-Louis region

Platform for accelerating the impact of maternal and neonatal health projects in the Saint-Louis region

Context Set up since 2018, the Rawal Ak Diam platform contributes to the improvement of maternal and neonatal health and to the fight against health inequalities in Saint-Louis. In localities such as Rao and Diamaguène, where there are still many obstacles linked to maternal and neonatal health (lack of health care resources, lack of [...]

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SANSAS (Santé Reproductive des Adolescent.e.s et jeunes du Sénégal)

SANSAS (Santé Reproductive des Adolescent.e.s et jeunes du Sénégal)

The project is implemented by a consortium composed of Solthis, ENDA Santé, Equipop, RAES, and Lartes in Mbour and Sédhiou. These localities are characterised by a high rate of gender-based violence (female genital mutilation (FGM), pregnancy and early marriage).

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Articles

ENDA Santé takes a global approach to cervical cancer prevention

ENDA Santé takes a global approach to cervical cancer prevention

The global strategy to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem, adopted by the World Health Assembly in 2020, recommends a comprehensive approach to preventing and combating cervical cancer. Measures including life-long interventions are thus [...]

Published on 10/26/2023
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Pink October: ENDA Santé deploys its mobile clinic in Fissel for cervical cancer screening

Pink October: ENDA Santé deploys its mobile clinic in Fissel for cervical cancer screening

Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women in Senegal, and one of the main causes of death among women in the world's poorest countries. In the vast majority of cases, these cancers are entirely preventable. Early detection could prevent these hundreds of [...]

Published on 20/10/2023
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Pink October: the fight against cervical cancer

Pink October: the fight against cervical cancer

As every year, the month of October is an opportunity for the world to organize awareness, prevention and screening campaigns for the disease, under the name of "Pink October". ENDA Santé is proud to play an active part in this major global event in the fight against cervical and breast cancer. In [...]

Published 10/10/2023
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World Summit on the MDGs: what to take away from the 2030 mid-term pledge

World Summit on the MDGs: what to take away from the 2030 mid-term pledge

Leave no one behind. This slogan is the founding principle of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. A promise shared by all countries in 2015 at the World Summit on Sustainable Development, committed to working together to guarantee the rights and well-being of all [...].

Published on 19/09/2023
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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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3 questions to Amadou Tidiane Sadio, IST technician at the CCA of Sédhiou about the SANSAS project

3 questions to Amadou Tidiane Sadio, IST technician at the CCA of Sédhiou about the SANSAS project

Can you describe your work at the CCA? The Adolescent Counseling Center is a structure that brings together different age groups of the youth of Sédhiou. We have set up a system of girls' clubs and peer educators who implement activities in the field but also to put in place a system of social and educational activities.

Published on 20/01/2023
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ENDA Santé organizes a series of uterine cancer screening activities in the south of the country

ENDA Santé organizes a series of uterine cancer screening activities in the south of the country

ENDA Santé continues its pink October campaign, the month dedicated to the fight against cancer. Through its CARES project, implemented in Ziguinchor and Guinea Bissau, several awareness-raising and cervical cancer screening activities were conducted in the southern zone. First, the team [...]

Published on 18/10/2022
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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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Ending menstrual insecurity

Ending menstrual insecurity

World Menstrual Hygiene Day was held on 28 May 2022. All over the world, events were organised to raise awareness about menstruation and to find solutions to the problems of women and girls. ENDA Santé, together with its partners, is supporting these initiatives and making its contribution [...]

Published on 30/05/2022
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World Menstrual Hygiene Day: Breaking the silence around menstruation

World Menstrual Hygiene Day: Breaking the silence around menstruation

In Senegal and in many African countries, menstruation is considered taboo and is hardly discussed in the family. Mothers do not talk to their daughters about it. As a result, pre-pubescent girls are not always prepared to manage menstrual hygiene because they do not have basic knowledge of menstrual cycles.

Published on 16/05/2022
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Improving maternal and newborn health

Improving maternal and newborn health

Despite progress in the fight against maternal and infant mortality, more than 300,000 women die each year from complications of pregnancy or childbirth. 2.7 million newborns die in the first 28 days of life. In sub-Saharan Africa, about 550 women die during the first 28 days of life [...].

Published on 09/05/2022
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Sexual and Reproductive Health: Signature of a financing agreement with AFD for the SANSAS project

Sexual and Reproductive Health: Signature of a financing agreement with AFD for the SANSAS project

On 25 March 2021, the French Development Agency signed a financing agreement with the NGO Solthis for the SANSAS project (Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents and Youth in Senegal). Coordinated by the NGO Solthis, in consortium with ENDA Santé, Equipop, LARTES and RAES, this project was made possible thanks to a [...]

Published on 06/04/2021
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Cervical cancer: CARES programme screens several thousand women in Casamance and Guinea Bissau

Cervical cancer: CARES programme screens several thousand women in Casamance and Guinea Bissau

Community-based management of cervical cancer is usually done during mass campaigns such as Pink October. What is the CARES programme and what is its contribution to cervical cancer prevention in Casamance and Guinea Bissau? The service offer for cervical cancer screening in Casamance and Guinea Bissau is [...]

Published on 29/03/2021
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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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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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Sexual and reproductive health of young Senegalese women

Sexual and reproductive health of young Senegalese women

Demystifying the data In Senegal in 2014, there were approximately 765,000 young women aged 15 to 19, or 10% of the country's total female population.In Senegal, few young women use formal sexual and reproductive health services; many appear to be unsure whether they are allowed to practice sexual and reproductive health.

Published on 15/10/2018
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