Tag Archives: TASO

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The move by United States President Donald Trump to order a suspension of US foreign aid that came with a funding halt on HIV treatment has come with wide misinformation about drug access. This has caused fear and could turn away clients from picking …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Aids Support Organization-TASO in Masaka has rolled out a school-based HIV counseling program to create a safe environment for adolescents and protection of HIV-positive learners. Fiona Nakimera, a counselor at TASO Masaka center says the concern of stigma in schools coupled with the negative …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The AIDS Support Organization-TASO has handed over the component of Orphans and Vulnerable Children-OVC to Integrated Child and Youth Development-ICYD in the Teso sub-region. TASO has been providing free counselling, social support, limited medical care, community mobilizing, advocacy and networking, in addition to support to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The AIDS Support Organization-TASO could suspend its operations due to lack of funds. Solomon Lubondo, the TASO Centre Advisory Committee chairperson for Entebbe, says that the entire organization has been affected by reduced donor funding since 2017. TASO has eleven centres including Tororo, Gulu, Jinja …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Aids Support Organization-TASO, Gulu care centre has embarked on community distribution of antiretroviral drugs to people living with HIV. At least 87 distribution points have been created in the eight districts of the Acholi sub region to enable the patients to access treatment during …

Amuru, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | More than 3,000 people living with HIV in Pabbo Town Council in Amuru District are facing severe starvation.  The patients are enrolled under Pabbo Health Centre III; St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor and The Aids Support Organization – TASO in Gulu City for Antiretroviral Therapy (ART). The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Aids Support Organization Gulu Regional Care Centre-TASO has enrolled back 200 people on treatment who had abandoned it due to the Covid-19 lockdown. Michael Ochwo, the centre manager for TASO Gulu says several persons living with HIV who could not afford transport at …

Gulu, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Dozens of children and mothers living with HIV in Gulu are hit by acute malnutrition. According to records by The Aids Support Organization (TASO) centre in Gulu up to 49 children and 200 breastfeeding mothers are in dire need of food.   An estimated 27,000 …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Aids Support Organization – TASO centre in Gulu has slowed down its community programme due to effects of COVID-19. The centre serves more than 8,500 patients. The backbone of the centre is HIV/AIDS counselling; antiretroviral therapy, voluntary medical safe male circumcision, family planning, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Relatives of the Ugandan medical doctor who died in a Nigerian hospital in Lagos early this week are stuck on how to repatriate his remains because of the corona virus lock down. Dr. Patrick Opira Molns, who was attached to The Aids Support Organization – …