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Kiwanuka, his wife and three children in front of their home
in Tororo, Uganda with ARP Executive Director Abner Mason
and Donald Tighe of USAID Legislative Affairs office. Kiwanuka,
a subsistance farmer, receives antiretroviral drug therapy
through the CDC sponsored Home Based AIDS Care Program in
which drugs are delivered to patients by motorcycle because
they live in remote areas without roads, electricity, or running
water.
U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Jimmy Kolker and ARP Executive
Director Abner Mason with staff of the Tororo Hospital and
healthcare workers who deliver antiretroviral drugs by motorcycle.
Orphaned children join their village friends as one big family
in Uganda.
Dr. Mark Dybul and ARP Board Member Rich Tafel participate
in a site visit in Uganda where ARV drugs are delivered to
villages via motorcycles.
ARP Board Member Rich Tafel with Tororo Hospital and healthcare
workers who deliver antiretroviral drugs by motorcycle.
ARP Executive Director Abner Mason, Uganda's HIV/AIDS Director
for the Health Ministry Dr. Elizabeth Madras, and ARP Board
Member Rich Tafel listen to a presentation on HIV/AIDS prevention
and medical care.
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As
a result of our successful trip to Latin
America, ARP has established a Stigma Reduction Program
in Mexico and Brazil.
The
AIDS Responsibility Project recently traveled to Africa
to view first-hand the impact of the disease on the
continent, and the challenges facing those who provide
services to these people. 