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PSI/Uganda
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Program
Focus: |
HIV, malaria, reproductive
health,
child survival |
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Target
Regions: |
Nationwide |
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Target
Population: |
HIV: people living with HIV/AIDS and vulnerable populations
including rural populations and women;
Malaria: rural populations;
Safe water: parents with children under five
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| 2006 Estimated Health Impact: |
Episodes of malaria averted: 746,000
(explained)
Unintended pregnancies averted: 20,000
(explained)
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Products and Services:
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Trust condoms since 2006
Mobile Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing (VCT)
of internally displaced persons since
2006
WaterGuard Tab water treatment product
since 2006
Basic Care Kits commodities and information for people
living with HIV/AIDS since 2005
WaterGuard solution water treatment product since 2005
PUR water treatment product since 2004
VCT services since
2002
SmartNet long-lasting insecticide-treated nets
(LLIN) since 2000
New Maama Kit clean delivery kit since
2000
Clear Seven treatment kit for urethritis
in men since 2000
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Local
Collaboration: |
PSI/Uganda works in collaboration
with the Government of Uganda and national and community-based
organizations: the Ministry
of Health, the Ministry of Water, Uganda AIDS Commission, The
AIDS Support Organization, AIDS Information
Centre and a number of grass roots Community
Based Organizations managed by PSI/Uganda under one umbrella,
the Rural Empowerment and Action for Communities (REACt) Network.
The REACt network was launched in December 2006 and the member
organizations are charged with delivery of health information
to rural populations.
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Current
Donors: |
British
Department for International Development (DfID)
The Global Fund To
Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund)
UNICEF
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)
Private foundations
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| Year Program Began: |
From 1998-2003 PSI operated
as a subcontractor to the Commercial Market Strategies Project.
PSI/Uganda
began operations in 2003. |
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Project Activities and Highlights
HIV/AIDS
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Basic Care Package
PSI/Uganda's HIV program activities
include the distribution of the Basic Care package for people living
with
HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs).
The package consists of commodities such as long lasting mosquito
nets, household water treatment and condoms to prevent the onset
of opportunistic infections among PLWHAs. These products have been
shown to prolong and improve the quality of life of PLWHAs, especially
those who do not have access to antiretroviral drugs. |
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Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
With funding from UNICEF,
mobile VCT services are provided to IDPs in 20 camps. Basic Care
Kits
are
provided
to those
who test positive and referrals made. Household water treatment and storage systems
are also provided to all households as a parallel intervention. |
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Mobile VCT
In 2006, PSI Uganda launched a mobile HIV Counseling and Testing program targeting
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Pader District. The district has been
at the center of a 20 year war between the government and the rebel Lords Resistance
Army. The insurgency has left little infrastructure and access to services
for the districts camp-based population. PSI/Uganda also distributes free Waterguard to
members of this community. |
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Cross Generational Sex
In March 2007, PSI/Uganda will launch a nationwide program to address cross-generational
sex. The program will be implemented in universities and secondary schools
and will use mass media to challenge what has essentially become a social
norm in much of sub-Saharan Africa. |
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Condom Social Marketing
PSI/Uganda has marketed Trust condoms with a focus on increasing
accessibility in rural areas since 2006. |
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Malaria
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Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs)
PSI/Uganda is currently working with other partners
to assist the Ministry of Health in the nationwide distribution
of the Global Fund free ITNs to pregnant
women and children under five in 44 districts. PSI/Uganda also
distributes SmartNet, a long lasting insecticide treated
net (LLIN), targeting
rural populations through the general trade. |
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Reproductive Health
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Clean Delivery Kits
PSI/Uganda has continued to produce and supply Clean
Delivery Kits containing essential items for a clean and safe delivery.
The New Maama Kit is primarily purchased by relief agencies working
with refugees and other vulnerable populations, but is also sold
in the general trade mainly through pharmacies. |
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Child Survival
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PUR Purifier of Water
In 2004, PSI Uganda launched PUR, an affordable and easy-to-use
water treatment product. The introduction of PUR is part of a
safe water education program aimed at reducing sickness and death
caused by diarrheal diseases among children under five. The
program targets other vulnerable groups: people living with HIV/AIDS,
internally displaced persons and people living
in urban slums. PUR is available in retail outlets and pharmacies
across Uganda. |
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WaterGuard
PSI/Uganda markets WaterGuard solution, targeted
at the general population in urban and peri-urban areas. This product
is a liquid sodium hypochlorite solution that
will treat a normal supply for a family of
five for one month at a cost of only US $0.30 per month. WaterGuard
Tab serves to increase the range of point-of-use treatment options
available to our target populations. A single tablet treats 20 liters of water
and can be purchased in strips of two for a little as $0.03, providing a pocket
friendly option for those unable to purchase a bottle of the solution at a go. |
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A PSI/Uganda peer educator demonstrates
how to use PuR Purifier of Water to treat contaminated
water.
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Publications
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• Fact Sheet: Safe Water in Schools
• PDF 429K
AIDSMark Regional Lessons Learned: East Africa
PDF 261K
Reaching Sex Workers, Rural Populations with Mobile VCT
PDF 294K
Where There Are No ARVs: Basic Care and Prevention Kit Can
Maintain Health of HIV-Positive
PDF 241K
The Sugar Daddy Syndrome: African Campaigns Battle Ingrained
Phenomenon
PDF
284K
Disinfecting Water, Saving Lives: Point-of-Use Safe Water
Products Prevent Diarrhea and Improve Family Health
PDF 287K
Reaching Vulnerable Girls and Women through a Balanced and
Targeted Approach
PDF 992K
PSI/Uganda annual report summary
PDF 276K
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Malaria and
Insecticide Treated Nets in Uganda
PDF 947K
Sexually Transmitted Infections in Sub-Saharan Africa: The
Use and Effectiveness of Treatment Kits; also available en
fran็ais (PDF 901K)
PDF 138K
Africa Malaria Day
PDF
280K
CMS: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Related to Malaria
and Insecticide Treated Nets in Uganda
Contact Info
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