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World AIDS Day 2021

This World AIDS Day, UNAIDS is highlighting the urgent need to end the inequalities that drive AIDS and other pandemics around the world. Without bold action against inequalities, the world risks missing the targets to end AIDS by 2030, as well as a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and a spiralling social and economic crisis. Forty years...

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Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Ending Inequalities and Getting on Track to End AIDS by 2030

Commitments 1.      Ending inequalities and engaging stakeholders to end AIDS Commit to reducing annual new HIV infections to under 370,000 and annual AIDS-related deaths to under 250,000 by 2025, and eliminating all forms of HIV-related stigma and discrimination. 2.      Effective implementation of combination HIV prevention Commit to prioritize HIV prevention and to ensure by 2025...

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SADC Regional Consultative Meeting 14th to 16th September 2020

SADC Regional Consultative Meeting to strengthen HIV and SRH programming for key and vulnerable populations in the context of COVID-19 in the SADC region was held virtually from 14th to 16th September 2020. The theme of the meeting was ‘ Stocktaking of HIV response in SADC region and protecting the HIV gains in the COVID-19...

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1 December 2020 World AIDS Day

The Theme for this year is : Global solidarity, shared responsibility Every year, on 1 December, the world commemorates World AIDS Day. People around the world unite to show support for people living with and affected by HIV and to remember those who lost their lives to AIDS. In 2020, the world’s attention has been...

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NAC hosted a press conference on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day.

NAC hosted a press conference on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day. The day itself is 28th July but the press conference was held on 29th July at the ICCS. Two main topics were addressed: Viral Hepatitis in Seychelles with stats Work being done by all partners and stakeholders   What is Hepatitis? Hepatitis is...

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The board of the National AIDS Council met the President of the Republic , Mr Danny Faure

National Aids Council addresses concerns and needs The National Aids Council delegation during their meeting with President Faure (Photo: Jude Morel) The National Aids Council met President Danny Faure yesterday at State House to inform him of the council’s work and provide further information on the status of HIV/Aids in the country at present. It...

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In collaboration with the National AIDS Council, HASO trains 23 Nurse Managers on HIV rapid testing.

On 27th and 29th January 2020, in collaboration with the National AIDS Council, HASO conducted training on use of INSTI rapid HIV testing with twenty three senior nurses from the Primary Health Centres and the Seychelles Hospital at the Sheik Khalifa conference room. The aim of the training was to contribute to the National HIV/AIDS...

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On 27th February 2020, the National AIDS Council hosted a Youth Forum for youth in Sports.

The forum was held at the Maison Football Roche Caiman from 8.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 34 young persons aged between 15 and 18 years were present. The main objective of the forum was to educate and inform the participants on HIV, AIDS and Viral Hepatitis means of transmission, prevention, testing and treatment. The...

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HIV treatment eliminates risk of passing on virus, landmark study says

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