Located in West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire had a population size of 28.2 million as of 2022. In the last national Population-based HIV Impact Assessment survey conducted in 2018, Côte d’Ivoire showed an annual rate of 0.03% new HIV infections and a prevalence of 0.2% among adults[1]. HIV prevalence was highest among key populations (people who…
The 22nd International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) was held in Harare, Zimbabwe from 4 to 9 December 2023. It brought together over 6,000 participants from around 100 countries, including many community representatives, under the theme “AIDS is not over: Address inequalities, accelerate inclusion and innovation”. The conference, opened by the President…
HIV in children remains a major public health concern, and was a recurring topic, with at least four sessions devoted to the issue by various speakers at the 22nd International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) held in Harare, Zimbabwe. Due to slow progress in scaling up access to treatment for children living…
The global health landscape is undergoing significant changes, necessitating innovative solutions to sustain progress. In this dynamic context, the Lusaka Agenda stands as a beacon of hope, directing us toward a more effective, efficient, and equitable approach to Global Health Initiatives (GHIs). Born from a multi-stakeholder dialogue and culminating from the Future of Global Health…
A meeting of the Cluster-Based Learning Network (CBLN) of the African Constituency Bureau (ACB) for West and Central Africa (WCA) was held in Dakar, Senegal on 12 – 14 December 2023. It brought together 12 countries from West and Central Africa (Benin, Burkina-Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, DRC, Senegal, Chad and Togo)…