ROM participates in the first-ever International Digital DHIS2 Conference
By Dereck Musooka, Last week, Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative (ROM) was represented at the first Digital District Health Information System version2 (DHIS2) Annual Conference organized by the Department of Informatics-University of Oslo, Norway. This year more than ever, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the conference‘s primary goal was to bring together practitioners, […]
ROM staff complete COVID-19 training
By Dr. Prossy Namaganda, Last week ROM staff completed the COVID-19 training, conducted by the Infectious Diseases Institute in conjunction with Kampala City Council Authority and Ministry of Health. They had several weekly sessions for four consecutive weeks. Some of the areas covered under the discussion included; the current statistics on COVID-19 and its trend […]
Recognizing the accomplishments of the Sustainable Outcomes for Children and Youth (SOCY) Team
Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative (ROM) has been implementing the Sustainable Outcomes for Children and Youth Project (SOCY) is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The project was designed to improve the health, nutrition, education, and well-being of orphans and vulnerable […]
COVID 19 Hurts Access To ARVs: Reach Out Mbuya Clients Speak Out
BY PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Since its outbreak in Wuhan in China in December last year, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused much uncertainty around the world, including for people living with and affected by HIV in Uganda. Latest scientific research indicates that COVID-19 has the potential to cause substantial disruptions to health services, due to […]
Roses of Mbuya: changing the girl-child experience
By: Michael Buwembo, Community Support Officer-ROM Reach Out Mbuya Parish HIV/AIDS Initiative (ROM) has a unique holistic approach to care for the body, mind, family, and community needs of the beneficiaries; restoring hope to the hopeless, good health to the sick and offers dignified living to the affected. Emulating the holistic model in all our […]
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Reach Out Mbuya Parish HIV/AIDS Initiative Announces New Corporate Name Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative KAMPALA, September 11, 2020 – Today, Reach Out Mbuya Parish HIV/AIDS Initiative (ROM) announces the change of the organization’s name to Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative. The past 19 years with an emphasis on HIV Care Continuum management […]
Staying safe from malaria: Grandmothers receive mosquito nets
By Esther Opade Reach Out Mbuya Parish HIV/AIDS Initiative (ROM) is involved in the distribution of mosquito nets to clients. Through this initiative, ROM received 1000 pieces of mosquito nets from Joint Medical Stores (JMS) to be given to clients. Given the vulnerability of these groups, coupled with their age and weak immune system, the […]
ROM provides peer support for adolescents and young people living with HIV
By Esther Opade ROM uses peer supporters to speak to youth living with HIV. This is to ensure the youth achieve viral suppression to reduce the probability of infecting others as well as increase the length and quality of their own life. Through our engagements, ROM carries out peer support workshops that bring together the […]
ROM supports Orphans and Vulnerable Children during COVID-19
Victor Amos Bamutana. -Orphans and Vulnerable Children supervisor When COVID-19 hit the world, many countries went under lockdowns including Uganda. Children are at home away from schools where they would meet with teachers and be protected from abuse and domestic violence in homes. Many have been kept away from social capital services such as social […]
23rd International AIDS Conference
The 23rd International AIDS Conference – known as AIDS 2020 – has been hosted in San Francisco and Oakland, US, from 6-10 July 2020 with the theme, Resilience. AIDS 2020 will gather more than 20,000 participants from more than 170 countries. Reach Out Mbuya Parish HIV/AIDS Initiative has been represented by Michael Buwembo -Community Support […]