PATCH3H-IN Study Monitoring Visit – Kamuli District

In August, we concluded a site monitoring visit conducted by the project Investigator Dr. Semitala Fred and the regulatory team from MUJHU Care Ltd in Kamuli district. The PATCH3H-IN project, implemented by MU-JHU, Baylor Uganda, and the University of California San Francisco, is using Implementation Science to design and understand stakeholder-informed innovative interventions to improve youth HIV prevention and care continuums in rural and urban Uganda.

This 5-year study aims;

1. to conduct formative research to enhance understanding of the barriers and facilitators for implementation of the proposed HIV prevention,
2. to assess the rollout of culturally acceptable, feasible HIV prevention and care interventions among Adolescents and Young Adults
3. to strengthen the capacity of implementation science and to translate findings into policy.