Supported by PEPFAR, the Government of Uganda implemented the Determined Resilient Empowered AIDS-Free Mentored and Safe (DREAMS) Initiative in 2015. DREAMS is a program of social and economic interventions offered to adolescent girls and young women aged 10-24 years with the aim of reducing HIV incidence among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW). The DREAMSRead more
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In the 2021 operation plan adopted by Uganda, the Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Support (METS) Program of Makerere University School of Public Health took up the role of Lead PEPFAR Strategic Information (SI) mechanism. To prepare the MakSPH-METS team to harness this role, a one-day meeting aimed at orienting the team in National and PEPFARRead more
Cancer of the cervix (CaCX) is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in Uganda, affecting over 1 in 2000 women every year. Women living with HIV have a substantially increased risk for cervical cancer when compared to women without HIV infection. To this end, the Uganda Ministry of Health (MOH), with support fromRead more