Building Strategic Partnerships to Advance HIV Service Delivery in Uganda and Beyond
The Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP), through its capacity-building initiative, the Education for Interprofessional HIV Service Delivery in Uganda (EIPHIV-U) project continues to intensify efforts to integrate Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Interprofessional Practice (IPP) as foundational approaches to improving HIV care across Uganda and in partner institutions across Africa. By forging strong partnerships with […]
HEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING: MJAP DISTRIBUTES SOLAR EQUIPMENT TO THE EAST CENTRAL REGION SELECTED HEALTH FACILITIES.
To supplement power to health facilities in the region, the USAID LPHS-EC project has today distributed solar equipment to selected health facilities in the East Central region. This is intended to ensure that health service delivery is improved especially in ensuring the functionality of electronic devices such as the Uganda Electronic Management System (Uganda EMR), […]
๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐ธ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐ก๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ผ. (๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐ธ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐)
60 peer leaders from fishing communities (fisherfolk, fishermen, female sex workers, adolescent girls and young women, and adolescent boys and young men) are being equipped with foundational knowledge on HIV and TB, and reorienting 35 health workers, including ART focal persons and District Health Teams in Namayingo District. This is aimed at strengthening community-driven and […]
๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ก๐ง๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ง (๐ด) ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ฅ๐ ๐๐โ๐ ๐๐ก ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก.
MJAP has donated a consignment of medical equipment to different districts in the East Central region. The equipment includes examination beds, examination screens, adult weighing scales, infant weighing scales, BP machines, fetoscopes, and stadiometers. A recent report by the Uganda Ministry of Health shows a significant reduction in the rates of mother-to-child transmission of HIV […]
WORLD AIDS DAY CELEBRATIONS: President Puts Emphasis on HIV/AIDS Prevention as he Cautions Ugandans Against Prostitution.
โThere are certain things that you cannot do when you are infected. Like in the army, we discovered that when somebody over-exerts himself with the virus, it can cause a problem. Therefore,ย donโt say let me get infected since the drugs are available and I will live a normal life. You will not die but […]
HIV/AIDS Fisherfolk Study Pilot launched in Island communities of Namayingo District
In October, we held different inception meetings for the fisherfolk pilot study in Namayingo District with key stakeholders to discuss and understand the services they support in the fishing communities and discuss strategies to address challenges to health service delivery in the fishing communities of Namayingo. The pilot also points to the pressing need for […]
Strengthening PATC3H-IN Community Engagement: Community Advisory Board (CAB)
Community Advisory Boards (CABs) are essential in research processes, bridging the gap between researchers and communities to ensure studies are ethical, culturally sensitive, and responsive to local needs. CABs foster trust, enhance participant engagement, and provide insights that shape research design and implementation. Implementation Science thrives on the active involvement of both the community and […]
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐๐ฉ
We continue to work with @MinofHealthUG ACP to implement the YAPS model in our 8 supported districts and 4 districts supported by @GlobalFund and @UNICEF to improve case identification, linkage into care, retention, adherence, and viral suppression among #AYLPHIV. Last quarter we conducted 260 health education sessions on various topics reaching 800 AYPLHIV with HIV […]
MJAP to Partner with Uganda AIDS Commission to Commemorate the National World AIDS Day 2024 in Buyende District
Uganda AIDS Commemoration recognizes the pivotal role that Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP) has played over the years in the fight against HIV/AIDS since the early 80s and the support that is always accorded to the communities during advocacy events. Every year Uganda joins the international Community to commemorate the World AIDS Day on […]
Munonye Campaign Progress Updates: East Central Region Meeting
Today partners from Ministry of Health have held a meeting with our technical implementing teams on MUNONYE Campaign. The ministry launched the ‘MUNONYE’ campaign aimed at identifying more than 10,000 children and adolescents between the ages of 0 – 19 who are living with HIV last year. ย Uganda is targeting to end HIV spread by […]