hiv/aids, malaria, tuberculosis

Projects

Casamance research-programme on HIV-resistance and sexual health (CARES)

Background The CARES project is a research and skills development project aimed at increasing access to diagnostics and treatment for the 3 infections: HIV, HBV, and HPV. Co-funded by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg and implemented by ENDA Santé in the Ziguinchor region and [...]

Jigéen Fullë (Organisational development project for women in vulnerable situations in Dakar)

Context In Senegal, female drug users (DU) are relatively less numerous but are more affected than men by HIV infection. HIV prevalence among female DU is estimated at 21.1% compared to 7.5% among male DU. However, women are under-represented in existing community-based organisations where they are not represented.

Free self-testing access to knowledge of status (ATLAS)

Context ENDA Santé, in partnership with Solthis, has been implementing the ATLAS (Autotest libre d'accéder à la connaissance de son statut) project for three years, funded by Unitaid. The main ambition of the ATLAS project is to make HIV self-tests available to vulnerable and hidden populations who have never been screened.

Borders and vulnerabilities to HIV in West Africa (FEVE)

Background The Frontiers and Vulnerabilities to HIV in West Africa (FEVE) programme is a regional programme operating in 9 of the 16 countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). These countries account for a quarter of the West African population, which corresponds to 108 million inhabitants, and share borders with each other [...].

Capacity Building and Experience Capitalisation for Improved HIV Care in Key Populations Project (ReCCAP)

Context The lack of accurate data on the various key population groups (MSM, SW, DU) is hampering national responses to HIV in West Africa. This part of Africa also faces a lack of human resources capable of conducting programmatic mapping and estimating the size of key populations, which is essential for better targeting [...]

Articles

Combating HIV in transit zones: A cross-border approach for continuity of care

HIV remains a major public health problem worldwide. It has so far claimed 40.4 million lives, and continues to be transmitted in every country in the world, some of which are reporting an upward trend in new infections after a period of decline. By the end of 2022, the WHO estimated that 39.0 million people [...]

Meeting of the CARES II International Steering Committee.

As phase 2 of the CARES project gets underway in Senegal and Guinea-Bissau, the health authorities, in this case the Director of Health for Ziguinchor, the technical, financial and operational partners and the ENDA Santé team are meeting to present the broad outlines of the second phase of the project for the period 2024-2027. This [...]

World Hepatitis Day

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a public health problem in many parts of the world, due to its frequency, complications and socio-economic consequences. Half the world's population lives in a region with a high prevalence of HBV. Two (2) billion people are known to be infected with HBV, including 350 million [...].

F2I: Day of exchange on disability and HIV and presentation of grants to recipients

ENDA Santé, as part of its Innovation and Impetus Fund (F2I) initiative, is organizing an exchange day on Thursday, May 4, 2023, starting at 9:00 a.m., in Dakar. This day is organized in partnership with Luxembourg, and is placed under the theme: "Disability and HIV. Borders and Vulnerabilities to HIV in West Africa (FEVE) - [...]

World TB Day

Senegal is committed to achieving the ambitious global agenda of ending TB by 2030. In order to meet this commitment, the country needs to remove specific barriers to finding people with TB (missing cases) at different times in the life of the country.

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 [...]

World AIDS Day: ENDA Santé mobilizes communities

HIV infection in Senegal is characterized by a relatively low prevalence in the general population (0.5% according to EDSC 2018), but particularly high in highly vulnerable populations where prevalence can be as high as 27.6%. As part of the response, ENDA Santé is implementing the FEVE project, a regional program intervening in the area of HIV prevention.

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 [...].

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 [...]

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 [...]

AFRAVIH 2022 : HIV response actors meet in Marseille

The 11th edition of the International Francophone Conference on HIV/Hepatitis/Sexual Health/Emerging Infections began on Wednesday 6 April in Marseille, France. It brought together more than a hundred actors in the response to HIV: doctors, pharmacists, associations, civil society organisations involved in care or research. This year's edition [...]

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 [...].

ReCCAP Project: Training of 20 local actors on local mapping of HIV/AIDS vulnerability dynamics - CARTOLOC

ENDA Santé is organising in Ziguinchor the second national training workshop on local mapping of HIV/AIDS vulnerability dynamics - CARTOLOC. This training involves 20 local actors in the response to HIV, from Dakar, Louga, Kolda, Saint-Louis, Thiès and Ziguinchor, from the government sector, society and the private sector.

FEVE project in Côte d'Ivoire: Support for HIV care for thousands of people

Côte d'Ivoire is one of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa most affected by HIV. To curb the epidemic and fight against new infections, several efforts are being made by the Ivorian government and civil society organisations. Despite these efforts, several challenges remain to be met, in particular to reach the first 90 [...]

RECCAP Project: Training of 23 stakeholders on the dynamics of vulnerability to HIV/AIDS

ENDA Santé is organising the second training session for trainers on the dynamics of vulnerability to HIV/AIDS. This meeting involves 23 participants from the public sector, NGOs and associations from four countries (Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Guinea and Senegal). The main objective is to strengthen their capacities in health, particularly in research on HIV/AIDS.

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 [...]

Gender-based violence: Launch of a hotline in The Gambia

On 30 June 2020, a toll-free number, 13 13, was launched in The Gambia to provide assistance to women victims of gender-based violence. The launch was attended by the Minister of Women's Affairs and the First Lady of The Gambia. This toll-free number is the first of its kind in the [...]

Fight against HIV / AIDS: The monitoring and evaluation manager of the FEVE project in Niger receives two honours

For his commitment to supporting the improvement of the Nigerien health system, particularly in the response to HIV/AIDS, Mr Issa Karimou has received two honorary distinctions from the Nigerien government. A member of the national multisectoral coordination council for activities to combat AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, the FEVE project manager was awarded the [...].

CARES project: Luxembourg experts in Casamance and Bissau to fight HIV/AIDS, cervical cancer and Hepatitis B

ENDA Santé, in collaboration with the Luxembourg cooperation, is implementing a programme called Casamance Research Program on HIV-Resistance and Sexual Health "CARES". This programme aims to improve the health status of the populations living in Ziguinchor and Bissau, through the support of health structures in the clinical and community management of [...]

UNAIDS and Luxembourg-working together in western and central Africa

Western and central Africa continues to lag behind the rest of Africa in preventing and treating HIV, leaving millions of people vulnerable to HIV infection and 2.4 million people living with HIV without treatment. Following calls to action made at the 2016 United Nations High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS and the July 2016 African Union [...]

FEVE Senegal: Free consultation day at the Malian garage in Rufisque

Enda Santé, in partnership with the district of Rufisque and the management team of the Malian garage of Rufisque, held a general and gynaecological consultation day in mobile strategy on Saturday 26 October 2019. The day was organised as a mobile strategy, with HIV testing services offered: counselling and [...]

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.

FEVE: 3rd Regional Steering Committee Meeting announces a more harmonised response to HIV

On 19 and 20 September 2019, the regional office of ENDA Health in collaboration with the ENDA office in Guinea Bissau, held the 3rd meeting of the Regional Steering Committee (RSC) of the FEVE programme, phase 3. Organised in Bissau, the meeting was attended by a large delegation from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, financial partner of ENDA in Guinea Bissau, [...].

WHO recommends dolutegravir as the preferred HIV treatment option in all populations

Based on new evidence of benefits and risks, the World Health Organization recommends the preferred use of dolutegravir (DTG) as a first- and second-line HIV treatment for all populations, including pregnant women and women of childbearing age. Initial studies [...]

90-90-90: ENDA Santé paves the way for a territorial approach to the fight against HIV/AIDS

Following the example of the international community, Senegal has committed itself to achieving the 90-90-90 target by 2020. This commitment would mean that: 90% of people living with HIV know their serological status 90% of people tested positive for HIV receive sustainable antiretroviral treatment 90% of people on antiretroviral treatment have a low HIV prevalence

Good news about the fight against HIV: the ambitious 90-90-90 target is achievable!

MSF has published the results of a follow-up study of its community-based HIV and TB project in Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal, eastern South Africa. WHAT IS THIS STUDY ABOUT? The results of the MSF study show that the project has reached its 90-90-90 target [...].

Youth and risky behaviour: Mbour authorities join in awareness-raising

On the occasion of a Health Forum on the management of HIV and sexual violence on 02 May 2019 in Mbour, the office of ENDA Santé invited health professionals including the coordinator of the Ambulatory Treatment Unit, a Head Nurse, midwives and social workers but also the [...].

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]

FEVE Senegal: ENDA Santé sets up a monitoring-evaluation and implementation system

In Senegal, the FEVE project is implemented by ENDA Santé in the areas of Dakar, Mbour, Ziguinchor, Kidira, Tambacounda and in the border areas with Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Mali. At the halfway point of the project, a peer review of the regional programme was carried out in April [...].

Fight against HIV: Health providers invited to be more professional in the care of key populations

In all countries where data have been collected, key populations are more likely to be infected with HIV than the general population. They have higher morbidity and mortality rates and have more difficulty accessing HIV services. Although the prevalence and incidence of HIV in key populations are higher than in the general population, the [...]

FEVE: Evaluation of phase 3 in the form of a peer review

As part of the implementation of the third phase of the Frontiers and Vulnerabilities to HIV in West Africa (FEVE 3) project, a mid-term evaluation was conducted in the form of a peer review. An original and innovative strategy, the implementation of the mid-term review required a thorough analysis of the [...]

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.

FEVE in Guinea Bissau: ENDA Santé as a player in the HIV response

In Guinea-Bissau, HIV prevalence is 3.3% in the general population. In the Tombali region, bordering Guinea-Conakry, HIV prevalence among pregnant women is 5.3% (INASA, 2014). Between 2011 and 2012, a survey conducted by ENDA Santé as part of the health project [...]

HIV care: Local expertise serving key populations in West Africa

In West and Central Africa (WCA), data is gradually becoming available on the size and nature of the HIV epidemic among key populations. Indeed, services for key populations are being put in place through programmes supported by the Global Fund and other donors.

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 [...].

National PrEP orientation workshops for key populations

The acceleration of the response for the elimination of HIV/AIDS by 2030 requires that all available means of prevention be made available to the populations most vulnerable to HIV, in particular the key populations identified in the National AIDS Strategic Plan 2018-2022 (NSP), in order to optimise results. PrEP, which [...]

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.

Response to HIV/AIDS: Senegal experiments with salivary self-testing

Senegal is in the process of accelerating its response to HIV/AIDS in order to achieve the 90-90-90 objectives by 2020. As part of this drive, a saliva self-test will soon be made available to the population, to enable them to find out their serological status without the assistance of a health professional. It is a simple test that can be performed after a few hours of [...]

FEVE: Exchange of experiences visit with the Cape Verde team

The Frontiers and Vulnerabilities to HIV in West Africa (FEVE) programme is implemented in nine countries: Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea Conakry, Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde, and Gambia. In order to harmonise the programme's database management system, the project has been [...]