On 04th February, Uganda Virus Research Institite(UVRI) hosted the CDC country Director Dr. Lisa J. Nelson along with other dignitaries from Center for Disease Control(CDC) for a discussion aimed at strengthening the collaborations between CDC and UVRI.
While its work in Uganda dates to 1991, CDC formally established its office there in 2000 and continues to work with the Ministry of Health to provide high-quality HIV prevention and treatment services. Providing both funding and technical assistance, CDC employs a service-delivery model integrated with national, regional, and district structures within Uganda to build the capacity of its public health system to respond to HIV and tuberculosis (TB).
CDC supports Uganda’s efforts to find more persons living with HIV, expand antiretroviral treatment (ART) to all persons living with HIV in Uganda immediately upon diagnosis, and scale-up viral load testing. In addition, CDC supports the integration of TB services into existing prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and ART services, TB preventive treatment, HIV testing, and linkage to ART for TB/HIV co-infected clients.