HIV counseling and testing in a local village 

Mary, KIDA's HIV counselor collects data in a remote village prior to a villager getting tested for HIV.

KIDA by the Numbers

(from 2017 annual report)

• KIDA Hospital saw 4261 outpatients averaging nearly 335 a day.  61% of these visits were women
• With a 30 bed capacity the hospital had 2342 admissions.  47% were pediatric cases.  Thanks to you there is excitement that in the coming years these pediatric cases will be in their own ward and not have to be interspersed with adults.  507 mothers were admitted with 332 deliveries.  33 of these babies were born HIV positive and were linked to immediate care. 23% of these deliveries were by teen mothers
• 160 surgeries were performed. 53% were considered major operations.
• 4204 people were tested for HIV. 2% tested positive. The clinic has 450 active clients in their care. 
• KIDA had 2068 members in their Health Insurance Program
• 46 students were enrolled in Vocational training including bricklaying, carpentry, tailoring and hairdressing.  21 students graduated from the program.  Some are continuing but some dropout due to inability to pay fees.

*KIDA stands for Kitojo Integrated Development Association. It's mission is to empower people to take care of their own lives.

 Anthony* is 41 years old and a member of KIDAs HIV counseling program. He has embraced the Differentiated Service Delivery Model (DSDM), a program that provides various ways of providing HIV prevention, care and treatment services that are tailored to the needs and preferences of people living with HIV and creating efficiencies in the system. 
He is in the CCLAD (Community Client Led ART Distribution) model which limits the numbers of times a client has to visit a health facility by creating groups in villages. To participate a client must have 95% adherence over the prior year.

In November it was Anthony’s turn to pick up his refill for himself and his other group members. He stated that often times there were delays at the health facility and sometimes space was limited. With DSDM, the group members can continue work at home while only one member does the drug pick up. He says that there is an element of ownership in the system because the group members keep checking on themselves to see if they are taking the drugs well and clients no longer hide from each other.

KIDA staff and board working diligently on a new Strategic Plan

 Announcements and Opportunities 

 We are traveling to Uganda in late summer 2019! If you are interested in seeing KIDA's programs up close contact Kristen asap. 

Are you ready to serve?  We are always looking for people to join our Board of Directors.  We are heading into a strategic planning process and continue our transition to our new 501 (c) 3.  Let Kristen know if you are interested or have question.

Tax receipts went in the mail on January 31st.  Please let me know if you have any questions about your gift.