Mobile HIV Testing and Counseling Outreach Teams

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Summary

This project would increase the number of HIV testing and counseling outreach teams for the communities around the AIDS vaccine study sites in Entebbe, Uganda. progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Access to healthcare clinics is often very limited for those in rural areas, so mobile teams take the services to the people. There is a need for additional mobile testing & counseling teams for the areas surrounding the AIDS vaccine trial sites in Entebbe, Uganda. One team can provide HIV testing and counseling (VCT) to over 50 clients a day. Access to these services helps control the spread of the disease and often results in willing volunteers for AIDS vaccine trials.

Activities

Outreach teams offer HIV testing and counseling; health talks on HIV/AIDS issues of prevention; care and treatment.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $2,320
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $24,680
Total Funding Goal: $27,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Providing HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing services will improve the long-term health of the community. It will also help to accelerate the timeline for the discovery of an AIDS vaccine by enhancing the ability of the site to conduct trials.

Project Message

Mobile voluntary counseling and testing is the way to go because many people are unable to travel to the clinic to get tested.
- Ms. Nambi Helen, VCT supervisor

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Wabulembo,
Clinical Officer-In-Charge, Kakira
UVRI-IAVI HIV Program
P.O.Box 49
Entebbe,
Uganda
+256-41-321094
Email:

Project Sponsor

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative

Organization

Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI)
UVRI-IAVI HIV Program
P.O. Box 49
Entebbe, - -
Uganda
+256-41-321094
http://www.iavi.or.ug/

Learn more about Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Uganda and can also be found under Health.

For more information about Uganda, read the Human Development Report on Uganda or the Wikipedia entry for Uganda.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 11, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on September 01, 2005.

Latest Update from the Field

2007 Annual Progress Report

By IAVI - IAVI, August 11, 2008 01:58 PM

More than 48,000 have now received voluntary HIV counseling & testing services from IAVI. See page 33 in IAVI's Annual Report
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