The time is now to end Tuberculosis
WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY By Hajjarah Nanteza In this global scare, media is awash with the outbreak of the COVID-19 given the magnitude of its spread across the globe and the number of deaths registered daily. As we lament this calamity, let us not forget the everyday societal struggles we face due to the spread of […]
Reach Out Mbuya Parish HIV/AIDS Initiative joins stakeholders for the Kabaka Run 2020
Reach out Mbuya Parish HIV /AIDS Initiative (ROM) welcomes the theme of the #KabakaRun2020; “Men against AIDS to save the girl child.” A hot button in HIV spread and management that is worth championing by a cultural institution. In Uganda, men have not been responsive in the fight against HIV; men have a low health […]
Friends’ forum: An approach to overcome fear and stigma.
By Venus Okello The friends’ forum is a pillar among the various interventions related to Child and Adolescent Health Care started by Reach Out Mbuya Parish HIV/AIDS Initiative (ROM). The children during these forums are divided into different age groups and sex to discuss challenges regarding body hygiene and general information. Through this program, ROM […]
Give as you received: graduates advised.
It was all jubilation and cheers on 28th February 2020 when Reach Out Mbuya Parish HIV/AIDS Initiative (ROM) held the graduation ceremony for the 50 trainees who undertook a six months training in tailoring, catering and back yard gardening at Banda site. Since inception in 2006, the skilling and apprenticeship program has seen over 750 […]
Status of ROM’s Orphans and Vulnerable Children in school
ROM welcomes The Superior General of the Comboni Missionaries
By Venus Okello Reach Out Mbuya Parish HIV/AIDS Initiative (ROM) on February 07, 2020 hosted Fr. Tesfaye Tadesse The Superior General of the Comboni Missionaries (MCCJ) from Rome, Italy accompanied by his councilor Fr. Pietro and Fr. Anthony Kimbowa Kibira The Parish Priest Our Lady of Africa Mbuya Church. The Superior General acknowledged ROM’s support […]
HIV sero- discordance is not a crime
By Florence Awor The New Vision on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, ran an article about a woman who killed her 60-year-old HIV – positive husband that wished to be intimate with her. The incident could have been avoided if the couple had received awareness about HIV sero-discordance and been part of a peer support program […]
Kudos Roses Of Mbuya
Our #RosesofMbuya yesterday finalized work on a consignment of laptop bags for Help Age Uganda. Get yourself a hand tailor made bag today, crafted by the youth supported under Reach Out Mbuya Parish HIV/AIDS Initiative ‘s Roses of Mbuya: a social support network that offers skills and employment to our Orphan and Vulnerable Children after […]
ROM the pathfinder of UgandaEMR Point of Care.
By Dereck Musooka ( ROM – Monitoring and Evaluation Manager) Reach Out Mbuya Parish HIV /AIDS Initiative (ROM) today hosted visitors from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, CDC Uganda, Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Support Program (METS) and Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) Uganda. The team was interested in having a walk through the […]
Empowering Young Mothers to Prevent Mother to Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS
The PMTCT Focal person in Reach Out takes young mothers through a session on maternal health and prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) By Venus Okello Amo Joy 18 years old (not real name), testified to having many boyfriends who supported her with money. During the Young Mothers’ training, she was able to know […]