Linking Frequently Asked Questions By Youths in Greater Masaka To Service Interventions

We shall provide you with serialized articles on experiences of youths in Greater Masaka and service delivery.

This time we bring you an article on how we linked the question on HIV and service interventions.

The question: Where in Greater Masaka Region can a persons living with HIV find services to support them in leading quality productive lives?

Remember in Greater Masaka we have: Masaka, Lwengo, Kalungu, Bukomansimbi, Kyotera, Rakai, Ssembabule and Kalangala districts.

The health facilities in Masaka, Lwengo, Kalungu, Bukomansimbi, Kyotera, Rakai, Ssembabule and Kalangala districts are positioned to provide HIV testing and treatment. The term comprehensive HIV services comes into the picture when treatment transitions from a medical to psychosocial level.

Extra psychosocial services may include: engaging in spiritual exploration and practice; doing regular light work; going to school; being part of community activities ranging from clearing the water sources to mobilization for say, immunization. Being HIV positive should not be a reason for you to be isolated or isolate yourself.

It is good to be familiar with other departments other than health in Masaka, Lwengo, Kalungu, Bukomansimbi, Kyotera, Rakai, Ssembabule and Kalangala districts. The simple reason is that, these other departments are involved in the welfare of the general populations. These departments run such services like: fisheries; tree-planting; construction; education to name but a few. If a person is familiar with these departments, it helps this person to plan how to be engaged in productive work and to know about existing opportunities.

We hope these series will help you explore meaningful life in Greater Masaka Region.