By Moses Muwulya,Communications Officer Bidding to curb the spread of the infamousCovid-19,Uganda,like other Countries, imposed a quarantine. A ‘sad’, but necessary move,the quarantine saw many of Kitovu Mobile palliative and HIV care clients sink in fear. Mostly those on palliative care,hundreds of clients thought they were destined to sink in
HIV/TB CARE AND TREATMENT
Nabosa:A testimony of Kitovu Mobile EMTCT Services;Born with HIV,all her children negative
BY MOSES MUWULYA In Summary. Her three children are all HIV negative,with huge hope that the fourth one,a baby,will also emerge negative, thanks to Kitovu Mobile EMTCT Services. This gives her joy that they are saved from the pain of swallowing HIV,which she is braving. MASAKA. Being born in
Kitovu Mobile Medical Center ART accreditation: MOH, UCMB officials visit facility, treasure its laboratory, drug store and pharmacy.
Kitovu Mobile Medical Center(KMMC), is soon getting accredited by Ministry of Health (MoH). This follows ART accreditation assessment visit by MOH and Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (UCMB) officials today, which saw officials treasure the facility’s laboratory, drug store and pharmacy. Under ART services include HIV testing and counseling, viral load
Kitovu Mobile staff trained in Assisted Partner Notification
On 27 April, Kitovu Mobile joined clinical providers in Masaka District and trained in Assisted Partner Notification (APN) The Clinical Providers APN training was organised by the Ministry of health,aiming to equip HIV care providers with knowledge and skills to provide high quality APN services to eligible patients to decrease
Women’s Day: What men have to learn from women in the fight against HIV/Aids
MASAKA. It is ten years since Allen Nakato, not real names lost her husband to HIV/Aids related diseases. But she always refers to his death as suicidal. Reason? Because since the invention of Anti-retroviral drugs, HIV is no longer a death sentence. But much as he knew they were HIV
How Kitovu Mobile has contributed to Uganda’s efforts to realise HIV/Aids target by 2030
MASAKA. The 90- 90- 90 strategy is an ambitious HIV/AIDS treatment target that was launched by United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) and other partners. Launched in 2013, the target aims at having 90 percent of persons living with HIV/AIDS knowing their status, 90 percent of diagnosed people getting
Poor adherence to drugs nearly took Naluyiga’s life
MASAKA. Lydia Naluyiga , is an HIV positive orphan. The 17- year- old contracted the virus from her mother and was enrolled on antiretroviral therapy when she was barely five years. “Poor HIV drugs adherence had taken way my life , but Kitovu Mobile swiftly intervened” Living with her grandmother
Masaka Diocese awards Kitovu Mobile medic for her exceptional services
MASAKA. On October 19,2018 ,Masaka Diocese held its 10th Diocesan Health Assembly, an annual event where the diocesan health department takes stock of achievements and challenges . Like it has been the case in the past decade , this year ’s diocesan assembly attracted stake holders ,both internal and external who exchanged ideas
Ssempijja: Picked from death bed, now agent of HIV positive living
Clad in a blue Kitovu Mobile T-Shirt with HIV message reading: Tososola Mulwade wa kawuka translated as don’t discriminate HIV positive people, Hassan Ssempijja, welcomes us at his home in Kikalaala Village, Kyamuyimbwa Parish, home in Kabonera Sub -County, Masaka District. We quickly tell him the purpose for our visit which is about
How nutrition and modern farming training are changing lives
Although our visit was expected, Vincent Baakabulindi could not sit and wait for us at his home at Kagezi Village in Kabonera Sub- County, Masaka District. His wife had to call him from the garden where he was planting cabbages. “I’m sorry I couldn’t sit home and wait for you,
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