Accelerating Epidemic Control In Mubende District With Our Partners

 Kuchushiners in a community mapping workshop tht took place at Enro Hotel on Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. It was mainly for making a needs assessment on how organisations should relate with MSM Leaders and how organisations can work as a team to HIV/ AIDS Zero status. The Organisations target was people or MSM living in Mityana district, who are afraid to go to hospital for blood testing but Organisations like Action For Rural Women’s Empowerment, Pace Uganda and Mild may Uganda.

 The discussion on how best organisations can access peers coupled with the were to give other services like treatment Malaria, Headache and treating STDs and STIs other simple problems for MSM . All our serves were to be free of charge.

The exercise started late at 9:30 a.m.  This was because the participants’ had delays caused by rain. The place was conducive and favourable with fresh air. The ARUWE , PACE Uganda and Mildmay team were supportive and collaborative, as the mapping for hot pots went on well .

MSM CHALLENGES

·         Security.

·         Lack of Knowledge by Medical Personnel about MSM Persons.

·         No Trainings Done by MSM Peer Leaders.

·         Minimal Teamwork.

·         Stigmatisation.

·         Discrimination.

RESOLUTIONS

Come with some non MSM but prioritizing HCT for MSM

Write a list of MSM Prior for the outreach

Have a contact person peer for every sub county

Defining the roles of ach Peer

Use Snowball sampling, so that at least one MSM brings another colleagues.

Conduct home-based testing

Conducting mapping  to get on spots.

Team work.

Partners That Surpported The Workshop

 – ARUWE - Action For Rural Womens Empowerment

 – Pace Uganda

 – Mild May Uganda