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The initial case of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa was confirmed in Nigeria on Feb 27, 2020. This was followed by the first regional death in Burkina Faso on March 18, 2020. Since these initial happenings, more than 3.8 million cases and 100 000 deaths have been confirmed in Africa. Despite initial fears of a devastating spread…
Every day across 13 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, North Star Alliance’s committed local teams are breaking barriers to health, providing marginalised populations with stigma-free access to essential health services through their e-health network. With their pioneering model and scale, the organisation is posed to share promising practices at the 22ndInternational AIDS Conference (AIDS2018) in Amsterdam,…
The countdown is on! With only two weeks until the 22nd International AIDS Conference kicks off in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, North Star Alliance is proud to share that we will be present across multiple mediums at the conference from 23-27 July. Alongside welcoming our peers, partners and colleagues to our Dutch homeland, North Star is…
As many of you may already know, our Regional Director of Southern Africa, Paul Matthew, is stepping down from his role at the end of June to pursue new challenges in the social entrepreneurial sector. As one of North Star’s founders in 2005, Paul was instrumental in shaping the early years of our organisation, and…
Johnson & Johnson’s Secondment Program enables their employees to share their skills and knowledge in long term Secondments with NGO partners in the field. North Star has been part of the program for five years. Today we would like introduce you to North Star’s new Secondees: Dimitri Bois and Dirk Tuchbreiter. Originally, from France, Dimitri…
“I had lost all hope and even secluded myself from society, I became hard to reach. I have nothing much to say today apart from thank you to the staff of North Star Alliance and for giving me hope and reason to live again….!!!” Says Ruth Lucas*, a sex worker from Kenya. Ruth began developing…
North Star Alliance has been built on an earnest mission: to provide quality healthcare to mobile workers and the communities they interact with. And like our mission, our name is no accident. The North Star is a brilliant point of light providing direction in a sea of possibilities. It is a focal point for a…
In January, our Director of North Star’s Southern region, Paul Matthew, shared his intention to step down at the end of June this year in order to pursue new challenges in the social entrepreneurial sector. One of North Star’s biggest personalities and longest serving employees, Paul was the founder of the Blue Box concept way…
”…The Blue Box is like a bright star, it gives me hope. I stop at the Blue Box because I know they will help me and listen to me. They don’t judge me….No one talks about HIV/AIDS. Truck drivers are terrified to talk about it.” Solomon Aphane*, truck driver A UNAIDS report in 2017 shows…
