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STRENGTHENING TB AND HIV&AIDS RESPONSES
IN EAST CENTRAL UGANDA
STAR-EC
Strengthening TB and HIV&AIDS Responses in East Central Uganda
STAR-EC is a five-year district based program funded by USAID to increase access to, coverage of, and utilization of quality and comprehensive HIV&AIDS and TB prevention, care and treatment services within East central districts health facilities and their respective communities.
The program covers nine districts in East Central Uganda that include Bugiri, Iganga, Kaliro, Kamuli, Mayuge, Namutumba, Namayingo, Luuka and Buyende. All together a population of about 3 million people is being served in this region (approximately 9% of Uganda's total population).
STAR-EC Program supports HTC services delivery to the communities in the nine East central distrcts through health facilities and society organizations using both static and outreach based approaches with more focus to the Most at Risk Populations. Read more >>
HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC)
Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT)
STAR-EC Program is supporting the implementation of PMTCT interventions in accordance with the four pronged approach as recommended by WHO and the national policy and implementation guidelines. Read more >>
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Care and Support
STAR-EC is currently supporting 131 health facilities to provide a basic package of clinical care (cotrimoxazole prophylaxis, treatment of opportunistic infections, and laboratory assessment of eligibility for antiretroviral therapy (CD4 test), while 35% of all facilities (45 sites) that are mainly large volume sites are additionally being supported to provide nutrition support, palliative care - pain and symptom control, management of sexually transmitted infections, prevention with positives and antiretroviral therapy. Read more on this>>
Safe Medical Circumcission (SMC)
Health facilities are increasingly being supported to scale up SMC services in the East central region through training SMC teams which is being done in collaboration with Makerere University Walter Reed Project (MUWRP), followed by logist support to the trained team to offer the service. More >>