The NATIONAL COMMUNITY OF WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS NACWOLA is one of the organizations through which strengthening TB and HIV&AIDS Responses in East Central Uganda (STAR-EC) is done. The program aims to increase access to, coverage of, and utilization of quality and comprehensive HIV&AIDS and TB prevention, care and treatment services within district health facilities and their respective communities.
STAR-EC’s implementation strategy is built on three key pillars: systems strengthening; quality improvement; and demand creation.
The program covers six districts in East Central Uganda that include Bugiri, Iganga, Kaliro, Kamuli, Mayuge and Namutumba and serves a population of approximately 2.7 million people in this region (approximately 9% of Uganda’s total population) with significant populations living at fish landing sites, hard-to-reach areas and islands especially in and around Lake Victoria and Lake Kyoga.
In order to increase the uptake of comprehensive HIV&AIDS and TB services, STAR-EC will expand access to these services, strengthen systems for service delivery, build linkages and networks for coordination and collaboration between HIV&AIDS and TB services, improve service quality and create demand for these services at all levels.
STAR-EC is supporting CSOs and Health facilities to offer services; Antiretroviral Therapy Tuberculosis screening and treatment, Male Medical Circumcision and Condom distribution to the people of East Central region.
The interventions are meant to utilize approaches that are best suited to address potential drivers of the HIV&AIDS epidemic in the region and outlines strategies to effectively reach vulnerable and most-at-risk populations that live in this socio-geographical context.
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