Education Uganda Project #31562

Empower a Girl: For Self-Reliance

by Kole Intellectual Forum

Project Report | Nov 13, 2024
KIFA hires medical personnel to advocate: HIV/AIDS

By George Obua | Project Leader

Expert from the MOH trains the youth - HIV/AIDS

KIFA hires medical personnel to advocate for HIV/AIDS

With an attempt to equip the youth within the area of its operation with the knowledge of how to prevent and control spread of HIV/AIDS; Kole Intellectual Forum has hired expert from the Ministry of Uganda (MOH), to talk to them and also brief them of the sources of information and ways of living HIV/AIDS free; these included among others, the:

Life skills training guide: This guide is available from the Health and Education Resource Centre and covers HIV/AIDS and substance use prevention. It includes modules, exercises, games, lectures, and case studies.

Training course for HIV/AIDS counselors: This course is available from the MOH Knowledge Management Portal.
UNMISS training: The United Nations Peacekeeping supports training on HIV/AIDS prevention.
Vocational training with HIV prevention: This program is available for Ugandan youth and includes a 10-session Street Smart HIV prevention program.

And some ways to reduce the risk of getting HIV include:

Getting tested for HIV
Using condoms
Limiting the number of sexual partners
Getting tested and treated for STDs
Talking to a health care provider about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
Not injecting drugs
Having only low-risk sex
Only having partners with the same HIV status
A Training Course for HIV/AIDS Counselors

Taking into account that:

Positive Prevention Counseling: A Training Course for HIV/AIDS Counselors | MOH Knowledge Management Portal; and that, show all, is for an informational purpose that are used mainly only for medical advice or diagnosis or through consultation of the professionals

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