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Kitovu Mobile AIDS Organization (Kitovu Mobile) is a Faith Based Organization under the “Registered Trustees of Masaka Diocese”. It was started by the Medical Missionaries of Mary (MMM) in the year 1987 as a response to the HIV and AIDS crisis in Rakai district. The organization employs a holistic approach to addressing needs of both the infected and affected people within their communities. The headquarters of the organization are located at the outskirts of Masaka town in Masaka District. It operates in Masaka Diocese, in four Districts (i.e. Masaka, Ssembabule, Rakai and Lyantonde). The operational area is predominantly rural and poor, with high rates of HIV (12% prevalence) and large numbers of people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS who are the beneficiaries. The most vulnerable include PLHA, orphans & other vulnerable children (approximately 1m orphans) and widows among others etc. |
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During the year 2009, Kitovu Mobile AIDS Organization (Kitovu Mobile) has continued to sustain a high standard of clinical care for the registered clients. Providing quality antiretroviral therapy (ART) for People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) is the major goal for the Home Based Care ART team. The HBC nurses play an important role in the ART management as they review and dispense Antiretroviral medicines to clients stabilized on the medicines by the ART team. During this year, we have undertaken capacity building of the HBC staff through training and intensified collaboration with other local health care providers and MoH to ensure quality patient care. 85 PLWHA have now been trained as Expert Clients (EC). Practical referral mechanisms and the availability of ARV medicines for the people needing them are important elements of care.
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Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life threatening illnesses: through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification, impeccable assessment and treatment of:
- Pain
- Physical Problems
- Psychosocial Problems
- Spiritual Problems
Men, women or children suffering from life threatening illnesses can benefit from Palliative Care; in particular, those suffering from AIDS and/or Cancer.
Patients with those conditions often have severe pain, both physical and psycho-spiritual pain.
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