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Country Profile for Senegal UNAIDS/WHO Epidemiological Fact sheets on HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases (Attention: This is a large PDF file) www.unaids.org National Response: Conseil National de Lutte contre le SIDA et les MST (CNLS) Strategies employed by the National Programme to maintain low HIV/AIDS prevalence include measuring the scope of the epidemic; guaranteeing the safety of blood transfusions; promoting education activities for the prevention of sexual transmission of HIV; supporting the psychological and clinical needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA); and reinforcing prevention efforts for all STIs. Tel: +221 822 90 45 Fax: +221 822 15 07 Email: [email protected] HIV/AIDS Organisations:

1. African Council of AIDS Service Organisations African Regional Secretariat of the International Council of AIDS Service Organisations with five sub-regional networks: SANASO (Southern Africa), WANASO (Western Africa), NANASO (Northern Africa), CANASO (Central Africa) and ANNEA (Eastern Africa). Contact person: Daouda Diouf Tel: +221 8423798 Fax: +221 823 6615 Email: [email protected] Address: BP 28366 Dakar - Médina 2. (Réseau National des Personnes vivant avec le VIH) RNP+ - National Network of PWAS The RNP+ is made up of five 5 PWA groups and coordinates their information, counselling and training activities. Contact person: Souadou Seck Tel: +221 8202473 Email: [email protected] Address: 54 rue Carnot Dakar 3. African Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS The network is involved in the development of other networks; HIV/AIDS advocacy and the promotion of human rights. Tel: +221 823 00 01 Fax: +221 823 48 34 Email: [email protected] Address: C/O UNDP BP 154 Dakar 4. Society for Women and AIDS in Africa (SWAA) SWAA provides counselling, training, education, information and awareness campaigns and support and care for PWAs and orphans. Contact person: Soukaye Dieng Tel: +221 824 5178 Fax: +221 824 5178 Email: [email protected] Address: BP 7504 Dakar 5. PROMETRA - Promotion des Medecines Traditionelles A network of traditional healers involved in the management of data relating to HIV and traditional medicine through the Internet. PROMETRA also provides a training manual for healers to train as HIV/AIDS Information Education Communication (IEC) officers. Contact person: Erick Vidjin' Aghih Gbodossou Tel: +221 832 2850 / 832 57 49 Fax: +221 834 0215 Email: [email protected] Address: BP 6134 Dakar-Etoile www.prometra.org 6. HIV Testing Centre The centre offers pre and post-test counselling; voluntary, anonymous and free HIV testing; care of people living with HIV/AIDS; home or hospital visits; care of infected and affected children; income generating projects; development of local centres and awareness raising in schools, prisons and other NGOs on STI /AIDS Tel: +221 835 3407 Fax: +221 835 3408 Email: [email protected] Address: Centre de Promotion de la Santé - Extention Cité Keur Damel B.P. 15314 Dakar-Fann

HIV/AIDS Projects: 1. Sixth International Conference on Home and Community Based Care for People Living with HIV/AIDS will be held from the 8-11 December 2003 in Dakar, Senegal. The theme of the conference "More Care for Better Living" aims to highlight the priority needs of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWAs). More details: www.dakarvih2003.sn 2. Best Practice document: "Acting early to prevent AIDS: The case of Senegal" This paper describes the experience of how Senegal has worked hard to prevent HIV spreading, and has maintained one of the lowest rates of infection in sub-Saharan Africa. It discusses the situation in Senegal before HIV/AIDS began its rapid spread across much of Africa. It looks at how the country reacted to the threat of the disease, and examines whether that reaction had any effect on people's behaviour and, ultimately, on rates of HIV infection in the country. More details: www.unaids.org 3. HIV/AIDS in Senegal - USAID Country Profile More details: www.synergyaids.com