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Date: 2017-05-18
As we near 10 years of support to community health activities some exciting changes are on the cards
Positive Aid has been supporting health activities in Uranga for almost ten years now. We began in 2007 supporting a new team of community health workers to care for people living with HIV, helping them step by step to find out their HIV status, start treatment and gain the health and confidence to regain their lives. In More recently we expanded activities to Boro, a second Division. Thousands of clients in need have benefited, together with their families and wider circles. Other activities have been added along the way including maternal and child health and health literacy.
Ongoing monitoring and periodic assessments have demonstrated just what a difference we’ve made in Uranga and Boro, with the situation now in stark contrast to neighbouring areas where the project hasn’t reached. Through thorough discussions and considering a range of factors, we have decided that the time is right to wind up our home-based care activities in Uranga and allow for a new and farther-reaching focus. We will retain a selection of community health workers to continue providing care for clients, with a special focus on helping people adhere to their existing treatment. Maternal and child health as well as health literacy will continue as usual.
Things are also in place to introduce home-based care to a third and completely new Division – Ugunja! Our recent needs assessment of the situation in Ugunja showed a great amount of need, with a high prevalence of HIV and no significant projects or support services to help people. Our plan is to train a new set of community health workers in Ugunja who will start offering care to people with HIV in line with what we have learnt in Uranga – the conditions are quite similar to those we experienced when beginning, and after refining things over ten years we are really well placed to succeed in Ugunja.
Expansion activities will be carried out by our Project Manager Mordecai, who will mentor local workers in Ugunja, until they have the capacity to manage themselves effectively. We wish everyone involved all the best at this exciting time!
Ongoing monitoring and periodic assessments have demonstrated just what a difference we’ve made in Uranga and Boro, with the situation now in stark contrast to neighbouring areas where the project hasn’t reached. Through thorough discussions and considering a range of factors, we have decided that the time is right to wind up our home-based care activities in Uranga and allow for a new and farther-reaching focus. We will retain a selection of community health workers to continue providing care for clients, with a special focus on helping people adhere to their existing treatment. Maternal and child health as well as health literacy will continue as usual.
Things are also in place to introduce home-based care to a third and completely new Division – Ugunja! Our recent needs assessment of the situation in Ugunja showed a great amount of need, with a high prevalence of HIV and no significant projects or support services to help people. Our plan is to train a new set of community health workers in Ugunja who will start offering care to people with HIV in line with what we have learnt in Uranga – the conditions are quite similar to those we experienced when beginning, and after refining things over ten years we are really well placed to succeed in Ugunja.
Expansion activities will be carried out by our Project Manager Mordecai, who will mentor local workers in Ugunja, until they have the capacity to manage themselves effectively. We wish everyone involved all the best at this exciting time!