The International Conference on AIDS and STI’s in Africa (ICASA), 2021 edition was held in Durban, South Africa. Activists, scientists, community members and people working in the field of health from around the world discussed on scientific advances, shared experiences and made recommendations for advancing the collective efforts to end AIDS by 2030.
Every three years, the Global Fund to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria holds a Replenishment Conference. The pledges thus received are used primarily to finance its various programmes. Notwithstanding the progress made over the past 20 years, the Fund is currently facing a health emergency that threatens to irreversibly divert the path towards eradicating these…
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While progress in West and Central Africa is slow, East and Southern Africa is making significant progress that is bringing some of its States closer to eliminating this form of infection. Progress in the fight against mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS is mixed in sub-Saharan Africa. The UNAIDS 2021 report , released on 1st December 2021,…
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The Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe (STP), located in West Africa, is made up of two main islands namely; São Tomé and Príncipe. According to World Bank data in 2020, the total population is 219,161, while the female population represents 50.9% of the total population. About 32.1% of the population lives in rural…
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Extreme shifts in climate and unnatural changes to the Earth’s physiological composition offer a singular lesson- the world is rapidly going into degradation and humans are largely responsible for its destruction. Our obsessive industrialization and consumerism mean that we are no longer in a safe space and neither is the Earth. Climate change has brought…
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The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis is undoubtedly one of the largest global health partnerships. Indeed, its life-saving investment efforts to end the afore-mentioned epidemics faster benefit more than 100 countries around the world particularly in Africa. In 2020, Global Fund’s efforts saved 44 million lives worldwide including 21 million 900[1] (21,000,900)…
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Introduction The WHO declaration of RTS, S malaria vaccine on 6th October 2021 for extensive use among children in sub-Saharan Africa has been hailed as a “game changer” towards eliminating malaria burden by 90% by 2030. “This long-awaited malaria vaccine is a breakthrough for science, child health and malaria control,” said WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom…
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In the recently concluded Global Fund 46th Board meeting, the revised 2023-2028 Global fund strategy has come to light. It comes at a time when COVID19 risks jeopardizing the hard -won health gains including of HIV, TB, and Malaria. The global health community is under pressure to attain the 2030 development goals, hence brings…
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The 46th Global Fund Board meeting increased potential resources for tuberculosis while protecting HIV and malaria The Global Fund Board has just concluded its 46th meeting from 8th to 10th of November 2021. The Board has adopted a new Global Disease Split after much discussion over the months (See Aidspan Link). What is the Global…
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Located in West Africa, Cabo Verde is an archipelago consisting of multiple islets and ten islands, out of which nine are inhabited. Malaria[1] has been endemic in Cabo Verde since the settlement of the islands during the sixteenth century. However, it is poised to achieve malaria elimination in the 2020 horizon. Historically, malaria transmission was…
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