Intensified Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) to reduce new HIV infections.
Medical male circumcision is one of the biomedical prevention interventions that reduces chances of HIV acquisition by males, thus contributing to the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets to reduce HIV infections in Uganda. To achieve this, Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative has intensified VMMC efforts targeting 25,674 in Kampala region. Services are provided through a mix […]
Orphans and Vulnerable Children program for Social Protection; No Means No rolled out in Kampala
ROM with support from USAID has continued to serve 63,799 Orphans and Vulnerable children (OVC) in Kampala district with HIV prevention services. With this collaboration, ROM has trained No Means No instructors to deliver an evidence-based prevention curriculum to 5,892 adolescents (5,025 boys and 867 girls) of 10-14 years old, so as to reduce sexual violence […]
ROM rolls out DREAMS in Kampala
For the very first time, ROM is implementing the Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe (DREAMS) USAID program geared at reducing HIV/AIDS among adolescent girls/boys and Young Women/Men between ten and twenty-four years. A total of 15140 heavily burdened vulnerable adolescent girls and young women and 8336 adolescent boys and young men are expected […]
ROM joins Nakawa Division partners to commemorate International Youth Day
Beneficiaries under the SHE SOARS project implemented by ROM participated in Youth Day celebrations organized by Nakawa Division. The event was graced by the State Minister of Kampala Hon. Kabuye Kyofatogabye who encouraged the youth to tap into government funded opportunities like the Parish development Model and skilling programs to enhance their economic standards. SHE […]
Unveiling the essentials of cervical cancer awareness among women to empower lives
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide and the most common female cancer in women aged 15 to 44 years in Uganda, contributing to over 13.1 million women being at risk of developing the cancer. Uganda HPV Information Centre is estimates that every year, 6,959 women are diagnosed with cancer, and […]
Love and commitment surpass duty during ROM Annual Charity Drive 2023
For a whole week, partners and friends of Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative (ROM) participated in various activities to raise school fees for Orphans and Vulnerable Children affected by the adverse effects of HIV. Every year, ROM together with Our Lady of Africa Catholic Church Mbuya organize a Charity Drive to reinstate and maintain […]
Support ROM Charity Drive 2023 to educate a child
“My name is Hussein Katamba. I am 15 years old, living at Kinnawataka with my mother and four siblings. In 2022 when I was in primary six, I was sent home for school fees and I have never gone back to school yet my lifetime dream is to become a mechanic. This Saturday 2nd December […]
ROM grandmothers attend national gathering, ask gov’t to prioritize their health
On Tuesday during the Opening Ceremony of the Grandmothers’ National Gathering aimed at facilitating space for grandmothers to meet and learn from each other, build solidarity and share priorities with national policy makers, grandmothers from across the country jointly asked the government to prioritize their health and social protection. The 3-day event held at Pope […]
U.S Ambassador visits ROM, staff lauded for wonderful OVC/HIV work
The U.S Ambassador to Uganda- H. E William W. Popp was at ROM on a site visit to understand the contribution of the organization to community development through the Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) project and HIV care and treatment work. At ROM Mbuya Site, he toured the ROM clinic; the pharmacy, nutrition food demonstration, […]
Did you know? ROM is now the Prime Implementing Partner of CDC HIV and USAID OVC Activities in Kampala District
#Hope for the Future Given our steadfast holistic service and impact on the lives of the most vulnerable members of the community, especially those living with and affected by HIV, ROM will, starting October 2023, be the prime implementer of HIV and Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) projects in Kampala District. Over the years, ROM […]