Title: Case studies. Uganda: integrating family planning into VCT.

POPLINE Document Number: 281953

Author(s):

Aradhya KW

Source citation:

Network, 2004;23(3):16.

Abstract:

If you visit the impoverished neighborhood of Kisenyi in Kampala, Uganda, near the largest public transportation hub in the country and the biggest outdoor market in the city, you may be able to catch a glimpse of the new headquarters of the AIDS Information Centre (AIC). From the outside of the building, however, you will not be able to appreciate just how much the organization has evolved in recent years. Opened in 1990 as a single site offering only HIV voluntary counseling and testing (VCT), the AIC now offers VCT integrated with multiple reproductive health services to thousands of clients each year at six main sites in Uganda. Receiving about 250 clients daily at these sites, the AIC is now one of the largest nongovernmental providers of VCT services in the country. (excerpt)

Keywords:

Uganda
Progress Report
Clients
HIV Prevention
Counseling
HIV Testing
Family Planning Programs
Integrated Programs
Clinics
Health Services Administration
Reproductive Health
Developing Countries
Africa, Eastern
Africa, Sub Saharan
Africa
Program Activities
Programs
Organization and Administration
HIV Infections
Viral Diseases
Diseases
Clinic Activities
Laboratory Examinations and Diagnoses
Examinations and Diagnoses
Family Planning
Health Facilities
Delivery of Health Care
Health
Management