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ROADS Partners with WHO to Integrate Malaria Prevention

Working with Community HIV and AIDS programs

Malaba, Uganda  | Thursday, February 01, 2007

 

Malaria net distribution

Photo: Robert Ritzenthaler

Through an agreement with the World Health Organization, the People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLHA) cluster in Malaba, Uganda distributes insecticide-treated nets to AIDS-affected families.

In February 2007, the Regional Outreach Addressing HIV through Development Strategies (ROADS) program 
distributed 2,600 insecticide-treated nets through the People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLHA), youth and low-income women clusters in Malaba, Uganda. The nets were provided by the World Health Organization with funding from USAID/East Africa. The initial consignment of nets was distributed to AIDS-affected families identified as the most vulnerable by the PLHA cluster and the Principal Health Inspector of Malaba Town Council. Home-based care volunteers trained by ROADS visited beneficiary households to demonstrate the proper use and care of the nets. The goal is to improve overall health of PLHA and their families while dramatically reducing houshold expenditures on malaria treatment. This activity, which expanded to Malaba, Kenya, is part of the project’s drive to integrate essential non-HIV services into programming, including malaria prevention, family planning and alcohol treatment.

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