Senegal

The Global Onchocerciasis Network for Elimination (GONE): working together to see onchocerciasis GONE

More than 150 onchocerciasis (river blindness) partners gathered on 1 and 2 November 2023 in Mbour, Senegal, for the first meeting of the new Global Onchocerciasis Elimination Network (GONE) to strengthen collaboration.

Ending the neglect of kids with HIV in West Africa

‘In Senegal, people with HIV are subject to harsh discrimination. Mothers are hiding. They don’t want to be seen entering this pavilion. They are afraid to go to the pharmacy. They refuse to be followed up in their neighbourhood. As a result, many children living with the disease are not being detected.’