VIRAL LOAD/EID Mentorship

ANECCA with the support of UNICEF has organized a mentorship session for the people in areas such as Karamoja to improve ways of monitoring HIV testing including Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) and Viral Load (VL) in order to improve identification of new HIV cases in children, adolescents, mothers and other adults. Uganda has established the

Paediatric and Adolescent ART Coverage

ANECCA is working in collaboration with, MOH discussed the ART initiation and retention. Ante-retroviral Therapy (ART) due to low paediatric and adolescent ART coverage. ANECCA teams across the 7 countries were catalyzing implementers whose aim is to increase coverage and quality of HIV service delivery

Training Health Workers

This curriculum for training health workers has been designed by ANECCA to respond to knowledge, attitudes and skills gaps of health care providers in the provision of HIV counseling and psychological care for children and adolescents.    

Orientation of CSOs

ANECCA has planned to orient CSO organization in basic HIV counseling and PSS support for children and adolescents. The gained skills will bridge the gap in psychosocial care at a community level and advocacy for the psychosocial care and support of children and adolescents at all levels.PSS care and counseling TOT for children and adolescents

HIV Counselling and Psycho social Care

ANECCA organised a Psychosocial care for children and adolescents training that offer a one-on-one engagement with children and adolescents effectively.Training was heavily practical, interactive. Participatory health care providers with the necessary knowledge, skills and tools to provided psycho social care and counseling to HIV affected children and adolescents.    

Teen Club sessions

While lauding teen clubs, ALHIV in FGDs, particularly those participating in teen clubs not linked to ART clinic, indicated that there was potential for greater benefits if certain clinical services such as treatment of minor ailments and ART refills were offered during teen club sessions. Evidently, a participant from Mhuju health facility in Rumphi remarked: