Emergency COVID_19 HIV+ youths

Dear Valued Donors

We are updating you on the progress we have made towards supporting rural LGBTIQ HIV+ people  

When we realized that People who are HIV positive faced challenges of medicine stockout/shortages., Our team at MRF led by the Director Mr. Raymond engaged with ministry of health to lobby for in time drug availability refills and extension of months given.

Previously they would receive one month which was a bit challenging to manage the viral load but with our interventions, they now receive drug refill of up to 6 months.

Further more, there is nationwide panic with the number of reported cases of the Ebola virus going up daily. As a nation this is not our first Ebola experience and we have managed to survive in the past and are hopeful to survive through this one as well, however the president possed a lockdown on two districts to curb the virus but on predictions to lockdown others if the ebola continue to spread, with the threat of rising pandemics, first monkey pox and now Ebola; the queer community of rural Uganda is afraid of what it could mean if either pandemic had a massive outbreak like COVID-19.

Amidst challenges, we thank you for your support.