Touch Namuwongo TB & HIV Control Project

Touch Namuwongo TB & HIV Control Project Touch Namuwongo is a community based project working towards HIV and TB prevention and treatment wit

Touch Namuwongo is an IMF project that was established in 2008, with the initial aim of reducing TB & HIV related mortality and morbidity in the urban slums of Makindye Division, Kampala, through improved access to essential TB and HIV/AIDS information, prevention, testing and treatment services. The project targets the general population, as well as other key populations, such as the commercial sex workers, boda-boda cyclists, youth – both in school and out of school, plus fishermen. The project scope has now been expanded, based on a sustainable community empowerment model, so as to empower communities to take control of their lives through planning, savings and income generation, as well as covering health education, treatment and prevention services to people living with HIV/AIDS and TB, thus preventing further spread of HIV/AIDS in the community. To achieve this, Touch Namuwongo activities include:
- Community outreaches with village health teams at the community level (average of 300 people tested or treated per outreach)
o Distribution of condoms: 5,000 condoms distributed at each outreach
o Treatment of common diseases, health education, HIV counselling and testing, TB screening and treatment, health promotion, anti-retro viral therapy, STI screening and treatment, elimination of mother to child transmission, as well as providing psychosocial support to the family members of affected individuals
o Distribution of drugs at no charge at the outreach
o Ongoing edutainment performances during the outreach, addressing issues of planning, sex, education, savings and self-empowerment
- Outreach follow ups through clinic appointments at the Touch Namuwongo Clinic at International Hospital, Kampala
- Clinical care for HIV positive clients, with ART, taking care of 1,500 clients
- Home based care for HIV/TB patients

Visit our Sexual and Reproductive health clinic for free services.
08/07/2021

Visit our Sexual and Reproductive health clinic for free services.

We appreciate those who tirelessly render service to our clients and the community.
03/12/2020

We appreciate those who tirelessly render service to our clients and the community.

We begun this week with a Magical Most experience where we distributed food to all HIV positive pregnant women and breas...
22/07/2020

We begun this week with a Magical Most experience where we distributed food to all HIV positive pregnant women and breast feeding mothers who receive care from our Touch Namuwongo clinic. We hope to reach out to more of the mothers every Monday in this program in order to improve on ARV adherence and positive living.

Thanks to our partners

Allow us share this, U=U
13/06/2020

Allow us share this, U=U

Today on International Medical Centre page
11/06/2020

Today on International Medical Centre page

16/01/2020

All roads lead to Korea Miracle center on 18th January.

We had a successful outreach this week thanks to the generous support of all our partners Trocaire Apar foundation Mille...
26/03/2018

We had a successful outreach this week thanks to the generous support of all our partners Trocaire Apar foundation Millenium Optical, Islam Care Centre and International Hospital Kampala! It is truly a privilege to be able to provide hope through healthcare to about 500 families every month!

Our outreach this past weekend in Lukuli was attended by 420 patients who received free medical care and referrals for t...
27/02/2018

Our outreach this past weekend in Lukuli was attended by 420 patients who received free medical care and referrals for the necessary treatments. Two of our patients that were tested positive for Hepatitis B were referred to Abii Clinic for treatment at a subsidised cost.

Thank you to all our partners for their generous support in making this event a success! Islam Care Centre Uganda, Millenium Optics, Apar foundation, Abii Clinic, Nakasero BloodBank, Lev Med, and IHCC Clinic.

Encourage your community - boda boda riders, house help, askaaris and people around you to take advantage of the free he...
23/02/2018

Encourage your community - boda boda riders, house help, askaaris and people around you to take advantage of the free health services at our outreach in Lukuli tomorrow

Thank you The New Vision
05/02/2018

Thank you The New Vision

“We realised the people in Makidye division especially slum dwellers suffer from many common illnesses because they cannot afford and access treatment.

We held the last outreach of 2017 this past weekend with My Grand Paa-maa Uganda, where 656 people were reached with f...
19/12/2017

We held the last outreach of 2017 this past weekend with My Grand Paa-maa Uganda, where 656 people were reached with free medical services. Heartfelt gratitude to our partners My Grand Paa-maa Uganda, Islam Care Uganda, Millenium Optical,and Apar foundation.

We organised a special outreach on December 1 for through which we were able to serve 745 people. We offered HIV couns...
04/12/2017

We organised a special outreach on December 1 for through which we were able to serve 745 people. We offered HIV counselling and testing, in addition to dental and eye services, deworming and treatment of diseases. Please contact us to partner with us on our upcoming outreaches!

Address

P.O. Box 8177 Kampala,Uganda
Kampala

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 17:00
Thursday 08:00 - 17:00
Friday 08:00 - 17:00

Telephone

+256414581117

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