ROM is now the Prime Implementing Partner of USAID’S HIV and OVC Programming in Kampala for the next five years
#Hope for the Future And the good news is………today 2nd October 2023, Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative (ROM) has officially started implementing USAID’s Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and HIV programing in Kampala district. Owing to ROM’s unmatched hard work and commendable results showcased over years, impacting many a life and changing communities through […]
Reach Out Mbuya has given me hope for the future
“This is the day that the lord has made…..” stated soft speaking Dolly Ejang, smiling all through and full of joy after completing her studies despite the numerous challenges she has faced. The 22-year-old resident of Mbuya has today completed school with a certificate in Midwifery at Lubaga Hospital Nursing School, in Kampala District narrates […]
When acts of charity towards children change their world forever
Mercy and love are gifts we should embrace for an equitable society as we celebrate this year’s International Day of Charity (celebrated every 5th of September to promote charity and compassion across the globe. In a world where people are often beset by challenges, acts of kindness and generosity serve as beacons of hope. In […]
Natalie’s social support passion deepened while volunteering at ROM
With a deep passion for social development, coming to Uganda to serve the most vulnerable people was a big step ahead in the life of a young Canadian. Natalie Nichole could only achieve this during her volunteering time at Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative (ROM). The fourth-year student of Public Health and Social Development at […]
Message from the Chair Person Board of Directors
Our dear stakeholders, I greet you all in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. In this Annual Report, I am pleased to inform you that Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative team has remained focused and faithful to the holistic service of the most vulnerable members of the community. In 2022, ROM business was […]
Message from the Executive Director
Improving the lives of vulnerable people living with and affected by HIV is not only a moral cause for the team at ROM, but also a contribution to national and global efforts to end the further spread of the virus. At ROM, we believe that transforming the individual through our holistic model of care is […]
7435 PLHIV were served in 2022
“At ROM, providing HIV/TB prevention, care, treatment, and support services to extremely vulnerable populations while promoting a holistic approach is crucial and has been prioritized. However, although substantial progress has been made towards eMTCT, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) integration, orphans and vulnerable children care, geriatric and adolescent care across all ROM sites, more work still needs […]
Introduction
Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative (ROM) is a faith-based non-government organization, started in 2001 to curb the further spread of HIV/AIDS in the slum areas of Nakawa Division. ROM has since evolved on her holistic model of care to a national organization providing health care services, psychological and economic support to over 50,000 needy […]
Care and Treatment
In 2022, ROM was able to provide members of the community with comprehensive HIV/TB services that included HTS, prevention services, Key & Priority population and viral load monitoring as well as a number of various community engagement activities aimed at raising awareness about HIV and the importance of HTS services. Success is attributed to best […]
HIV Prevention
a). Prevention ROM carried out prevention programs among target groups; PLHIV, their partners, youths and others to reduce the HIV burden and its financial implications. Activities included dissemination of information about HIV/AIDS, HTS, adherence to ART, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender-based Violence and other behavioral change information to build beneficiaries’ self-confidence, communication skills, critical thinking […]