A rapid assessment of Uganda police force and Uganda prisons service health facilities capacity to roll out the virtual elimination of mother to child HIV transmission (eMTCT) strategy
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Background Uganda has embraced the strategy of virtual elimination of mother to child HIV transmission (eMTCT) by 2015 which has seen the roll out of Option B + country wide. According to the Modes of Transmission report 2009, HIV prevalence among uniformed personnel was 18.4percent, a rate that is almost three times the national average. However little has been done to reach Uganda police Force (UPF) and Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) communities, most affected by HIV and AIDS. In October 2012, The Supporting Public Sector workplaces Expand Action and Responses to HIV (SPEAR) Project funded by USAID, planned to implement eMTCT interventions in the health facilities (HF) of UPF and UPS.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 14 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014