CHU Implemented HIV/TB Project on : Community Health Systems Strengthening for Increased Access to quality HIV/AIDS and TB services in Kole, Oyam and Kwania districts with funding from USAID JCRC/LPHS-Kigezi &Lango from October 2021-July2023.

Key Activities included;

• Support to conduct high yield HTS modalities at facility and community focusing on index client testing and APN.
• Conducting mentorship and supervisions for health workers and community structures.
• Conducting Integrated outreaches in hotspot areas.
• Facilitating CLFs to follow up of lost clients and missed appointments
• Establishing of 12 new CDDPs and support to MCCLADs created.
• Conducting home-based IAC and psychosocial support to vulnerable clients who cannot come to the health facilities.
• Conducting Paed, Adolescent and caregivers’ meetings at community level
• Conducting community Viral load bleeding through integrated outreaches and home visits
• Condom distribution.
• Conducting TB contact tracing for all contacts of biologically confirmed positive clients.
• Conducting TB hotspot screening integrated with Community awareness creation on HIV/AIDS causes, TB signs and symptoms.
• TPT initiation
• Conducting Integrated quarterly review meetings across the supported facilities in the 3 districts.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

• Improved 3 months’ cohort retention to 98% above UNAID target of 95%.
• Initiated 1695 PLHIV on TPT (71%).
• Tested 37584 clients for HIV,
• Identified 1390 HIV+ clients and  linked to care.
• Followed Up and returned to care 3378 PLHIV
• A total of  2,676 community members screened for TB and  2,6,24 initatied on TPT.
• Referred 11829 pregnant mothers and 629 exposed infants for eMTCT services.
• Distributed 233 HIV self-testing kits to individuals