Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that damages the CD4 cells (T cells) in the body immune system and weakens the body’s ability to fight everyday infections and diseases. If HIV is not treated, it can lead to AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome), AIDS is used to describe a number of potentially
life-threatening infections and illnesses that happen when your immune system has been severely damaged by the HIV virus. AIDS cannot be transmitted from one person to another but the HIV virus can. HIV is found in the body fluids of an infected person say semen, vaginal and anal fluids, blood and
breast milk hence the virus is fragile and can’t survive outside the human body for long.
HIV cannot be transmitted through sweat, urine or saliva but the most common way of getting HIV is through having unprotected anal or vaginal sex but there are other ways of getting HIV say sharing needles,
syringes or other injecting equipment, transmission from mother to baby during birth or breastfeeding.Currently there's no cure for HIV, but there are very effective drug treatments (Antiretroviral medicines) that enable most people with the virus to live a long and healthy life.
Why we Care!
Uganda is one of the developing countries with the HIV/AIDS pandemic with a prevalence rate of 7.3%. Ugandans are proved for the great responsiveness in the fight against this deadly disease, however with all this effort in place, recent advancement in its care and management has led some people to live recklessly and in complacent lives which is threatening the reverse of its long struggle to contain this epidemic since many citizens have forgotten that HIV kills. Statistics from the Uganda AIDS commission show that more than 23,948 people in Uganda die of AIDS par year and of which 60% are men. Over 60,000 new infections arise par year (40% among men and 60% among women). Uganda is estimated to have 1.4 million people living with HIV, of these only 70% are on antiretroviral treatment.It's found that Fisher folks, Long distance truck drivers, Sex workers, Uniformed service personnel, Injected drug users, Youths out of school, Street kids, Lactating mothers, Transgender, MSM and Incarcerated population are the key populations that are most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS.
Home visits, counseling and social support.
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Sexual Reproductive Health Education to Adolescent young Girls.
HIV Testing
Our Interventions
GRONET is implementing a data-driven approach focused on the above mentioned key populations through strengthening its program quality, and scaling up effective innovative interventions and strategies to minimize the impact and control the HIV epidemic in Uganda.
We have Mobilization and Sensitization for HIV Testing, Safe Male Circumcision (SMC), OVC service, Follow-up, Child Care service and Sustainable Livelihood Service programs that are focused and geared towards preventing, informing, treating, caring and suppressing HIV epidemic in Uganda.
HIV prevalence is highier among women than in men. There is still a challenge of stigma where HIV/AIDS affected people have lacked opportunities of engaging with others in development activities.
GRONET realized the need for sensitizing and bring together people affected with HIV/AIDS with the aim of involving them in developmental activities. The program has made them stronger than before because they have the opportunities to meet and share experience, help one another and engage
themselves in various income generating activities.
Joining hands to scale up HIV/AIDS Prevention & Control
HIV/AIDS remains a significant public health challenge that requires continued attention, resources, and collective action to effectively address. By promoting prevention, increasing access to treatment and care, combating stigma, and advocating for policies that support those affected by the disease,
we can work towards a world free of HIV/AIDS. It is essential for individuals, communities, and governments to join forces in the fight against HIV/AIDS to ensure a healthier and more equitable future for all.
Despite working in a very precarious financial condition, GRONET has managed to register various achievements and we believe that we can form the main basis to demonstrate the capacity to deliver high yield if adequate funding/support is obtained. We request for activity based
funding from organizations, Donor agencies, wellwisher contributions in order to implement our programs and strategies targeting the key populations who are most vulnerable to HIV.
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Our efforts are to improve prevention, increase testing, and provide accessible treatment hence are critical in our journey toward ending the HIV epidemic by 2030.
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