Africa: Health Experts, Officials Convene in Uganda for HIV, Hepatitis B, Syphilis Elimination Across Africa

Africa: Health Experts, Officials Convene in Uganda for HIV, Hepatitis B, Syphilis Elimination Across Africa

Kampala, Uganda — Health experts, policymakers, and researchers on Monday began a three-day meeting in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, to accelerate the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B across Africa. The event, held under the theme “Unifying Actions, Transforming Futures: Achieving Triple Elimination in Africa by 2030,” is dubbed as Africa’s…

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Africa: Health Experts, Officials Convene in Uganda for HIV, Hepatitis B, Syphilis Elimination Across Africa

Africa Unites to Take Stock of Disease Burden and Financial Needs Towards NTDs Elimination By 2030

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | June 26, 2025 — Fifty African Union Member States have endorsed a ground-breaking digital micro-planning portal co-created by Africa CDC to accelerate the elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases — a diverse group of infectious diseases that primarily affect impoverished communities in tropical and subtropical areas. This innovative platform developed with inputs…

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Africa: Health Experts, Officials Convene in Uganda for HIV, Hepatitis B, Syphilis Elimination Across Africa

Africa: Global Leaders Unite to Accelerate Cervical Cancer Elimination Efforts

New commitments at Bali forum drive momentum to save hundreds of thousands of girls and women from cancer. Bali, Indonesia, 19 June 2025 – Governments, donors, multilateral institutions, the private sector and partners today announced significant policy, programmatic and financial commitments to eliminate one of the most preventable cancers. At the 2nd Global Cervical Cancer…

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