Editorial & Opinion
Hosting ICASA 2021 in South Africa amidst the global Omicron scare.
| العنوان: | Hosting ICASA 2021 in South Africa amidst the global Omicron scare. |
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| المؤلفون: | Moshabela M; University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa., Msomi N; University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa., Kalla GCM; University of Yaoundé I, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; The Institute for the Development of Africa (The-IDA), Yaoundé, Cameroon., Maimela G; University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa., Yombi JC; Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Département de Médecine Interne, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique., Mbopi-Keou FX; University of Yaoundé I, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; The Institute for the Development of Africa (The-IDA), Yaoundé, Cameroon. |
| المصدر: | The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2022 Feb 02; Vol. 41, pp. 91. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 02 (Print Publication: 2022). |
| نوع المنشور: | Editorial |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: African Field Epidemiology Network Country of Publication: Uganda NLM ID: 101517926 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1937-8688 (Electronic) NLM ISO Abbreviation: Pan Afr Med J Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: Kampala, Uganda : African Field Epidemiology Network |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | COVID-19* , HIV Infections*/epidemiology, Humans ; SARS-CoV-2 ; South Africa |
| مستخلص: | The 21 st International Conference on HIV/AIDS and STI's in Africa (ICASA) was successfully held from the 6 th to 11 t h December 2021 in Durban, South Africa. Little did we know at the time of planning that COVID-19 could become such a formidable force in eroding the progress made to bring lifesaving therapies among vulnerable communities in Africa. The conference also highlighted Africa's openness to the world, also shown in the way South Africa shared data on its discovery of the Omicron variant. Arguably the most important of lessons is that integrated HIV/TB services have become a platform on which to provide other services. We also saw how HIV and TB services were used as leverage for COVID-19 services. Much was also discussed about the need to adopt more self-care approaches, as was demonstrated with the increased use of self-testing technologies for HIV, and potentially other health needs. It's clear that Africa needs to increase its capacity to support and enable innovation, particularly in the design and manufacturing of new technologies including diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics. Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests. (Copyright: Mosa Moshabela et al.) |
| References: | Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Mar;20(3):286-287. (PMID: 32112761) Pan Afr Med J. 2020 Sep 10;37:44. (PMID: 33209171) Nature. 2021 Dec;600(7887):33-36. (PMID: 34853449) |
| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: AIDS; Africa; Durban; HIV; ICASA; South Africa; sexually transmitted infections |
| SCR Organism: | SARS-CoV-2 variants |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20220425 Date Completed: 20220426 Latest Revision: 20220429 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20221213 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC8994468 |
| DOI: | 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.91.33535 |
| PMID: | 35465372 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1937-8688 |
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| DOI: | 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.91.33535 |