ROM Virtual Charity Run 2020.
Today Reach Out Mbuya held its annual charity Run 2020. This year’s run was virtual with staff and friends of Reach Out Mbuya running from homes due to the COVID -19 pandemic SOP on mass gatherings. ROM has secured funders for all at Primary level but need 56 Million Uganda Shillings to retain those […]
12-year-old receives wheelchair: International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), 3 December 2020
Christine Kisakye 12 years, is one lucky girl. She was selected to receive a wheelchair donated by Rotary Club Kampala Muyenga Breeze. Christine and her mother both clients of Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative have been struggling with Christine’s mobility given her walking impairment. “My daughter often gets tired, the walking sticks hurt her […]
World AIDS Day 2020: Grandmother given a business boost for their businesses
The Stephen Lewis Foundation launched the Grandmothers project in response to the emerging crisis faced by African grandmothers as they struggled to raise millions of children orphaned by AIDS. In a bid to break the poverty circle among vulnerable groups served under Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative 60 grandmothers were mobilized to receive a12 […]
World Children’s Day 2020
At Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative we work with more than 400 children living with HIV. These receive health services in terms of antiretroviral therapy, HIV counseling, psychosocial support, peer support groups and other social support services like education support, child protection services, food, shelter, water and economic strengthening for their households. Involvement of parents is key for the […]
324 People Screened for Tuberculosis during Awareness Campaign
By Marvin Igoma, Project Assistant Defeat TB Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative in corporation with Rotaract eClub of Uganda Global in Formation carried out a Tuberculosis awareness and screening campaign with an aim to increase TB Awareness in Kitintale Community in Nakawa Division. The drive which started from Kitintale market saw 324 people reached […]
Thank you, Global Company Uganda for supporting the 2020 Reach Out Mbuya (ROM) Charity Drive
Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative expresses gratitude to Global Company Uganda Limited for the contribution of 1.5 million made towards supporting Orphans and Vulnerable Children attain education. The campaign dubbed I keep fit as I keep a child in school calls upon well-wishers to buy a jogging vest at 50,000/= or give direct donations […]
I Screen You Screen
Did you know October is breast cancer awareness month? Breast cancer occurs mainly in women, but men can get it, too. Endeavor to visit a specialized medical personal after realizing any change, pain or growth on your breast. Visit ROM for breast cancer screening today. #Iscreenyouscreen
Promoting Beauty with zero stigma and zero discrimination through the y+ beauty Pageant.
By Venus Okello, Stigma and Discrimination has always been an obstacle to effective responses to HIV. The y+ beauty pageant is one of the strategies being used to end stigma and discrimination of People Living with HIV. On Saturday, 10 October 2020, the y+ central auditions beauty pageant was held at Alive Medical Services Namwongo, […]
ROM’s Partnership with KCCA
Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative (ROM) has over the years partnered with Kampala City Council Authority to improve the health and social outcomes for vulnerable people in Nakawa Division. Together with KCCA we have continued to build and foster increased awareness of the important health services we offer at ROM. Through this partnership, ROM has been able to offer effective services in the following areas: Provide […]
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, […]