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Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative (ROM) Mbuya head office is among the selected facilities by the Ministry of Health to pilot the Young People and Adolescent Peer Support Model before roll out to other facilities. This is in a bid to improve identification, linkage, adherence, retention and viral load suppression among HIV positive Adolescents and […]

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,

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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