HEALTH FOR ALL WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION CAMPAIGN 2012-2014
CAMPAIGN FACT SHEET
CALL TO ACTION
Do something about IDUs, LGBTIQQ, MSM AND WSW….why?
Because they are worse off and are treated as second citizens.
They have a unique and high prevalence of HIV compared
with general population.
HIV care and support poses unique challenges because
of the broader care context issues (Packages Of intervention for HIV Prevention
amongst Most at Risk Populations-MARPs, UNDP, 2012).
There is a tendency by policy and programming to
indicate one route of transmission and therefore being comfortable with
building and supporting interventions around penile-vaginal transmission.
Except for Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT) any mention of other routes is
laughed upon, ridiculed and further constricted by law.
They are generally part of the larger population; they
need health care services like any other human beings BUT access issues pose
challenges. These in turn lead to low health preserving practices. This affects
the larger population groups.
APPEAL:
Support the activities of MARPS IN UGANDA by joining
the ‘friends
of MARPS IN Uganda’ club whose acronym is FOMIU. Areas below are where the support goes:
- The support goes
towards office rent, paying subsistence for volunteers and consumables.
- The support goes
towards enabling membership at national and international level networks.
- The support goes
towards running the clinic and providing capacity building.
- The support goes
towards providing logistics during regular community outreaches .
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