MoH launches a National wide HIV/AIDs trucking “MUNONYE/Find the Child campaign.

HEALTH: The Ministry of Health has launched the ‘MUNONYE/Find the Child campaign aimed at identifying more children and adolescents who are living with HIV.

The national campaign which will run from April to September this year aimed at trucking more than 10,000 children and adolescents between the ages of 0 – 19 as the country continues with its strategy of ending HIVAIDs infection by 2030.

The Ministry of Health permanent secretary Dr. Diana Atwiine emphasized a need for all pregnant mothers attending the antenatal care services with an assurance of them being tested for HIV/AIDs.

The Ministry of Health permanent secretary added that the Mothers who are positive of the disease are to be taken care of so that the unborn babies remain Unaffected.

“We need to talk about our mothers antenatal care attendance and we are 100% sure that they will be tested and those that are positive will be taken care of so that we have normal babies” said Dr. Diana Atwiine.

The Ministry of Health Pediatrician Dr. Elenor Namusoke said that they’re going to be working mainly at facilities engaging the health care providers to line list children of clients who are already living with HIV whose children are not yet tested and their status is not known.

Dr. Namusoke said of how by October this year they are expecting a single pill which they believe is going to be a game changer in terms of appearance especially for the adolescent who struggle with taking more than pills. 

“We are going to be working mainly at facilities and in the communities at and in facilities, we are going to engage our health care providers to list children of clients who are already living with HIV who attend clinics whose children are not yet tested and we do not know their status. By October this year, we are expecting a pill that we believe is going to be a game changer in terms of appearance especially for the adolescent who struggle with taking their pills” said Dr. Elenor Namusoke.

Over 1.4 people in Uganda are living with the disease with an overwhelming number of about 860 000 people being women and 80 000 are children with over 60000 children and adolescents enrolled on HIV/AIDs treatment.