
Alive Medical Services
Kampala, Uganda
About
Founded in 2007, Alive Medical Services is a non-governmental organisation based in Kampala, Uganda working on health, mental health, children & youth +1 more.
Alive Medical Services (AMS) is a not-for-profit non-governmental organisation founded in 2007 and based in Namuwongo, Kampala, Uganda. It provides comprehensive HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services, including prevention, testing, treatment, care and support, along with related medical services such as maternal and child health, family planning, cervical cancer screening, tuberculosis care, mental health support, and nutrition and WASH programmes. Services are free of charge and available around the clock at its medical centre. AMS serves vulnerable and marginalised clients in Kampala, Mukono, Wakiso and beyond, and also works on advocacy, community outreach, training and research, and strengthening the national health system. The organisation reports having served over one million people since its founding and holds multiple national and international awards.
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Integrated and Comprehensive HIV Prevention, Testing & Care
Health · Uganda
Free HIV prevention, testing, treatment and long-term care, including antiretroviral therapy, delivered from the Namuwongo medical centre.
Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child & Adolescent Health
Health · Uganda
Services for women, newborns, children and adolescents, including prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
Family Planning Services
Health · Uganda
Family planning services and counselling on reproductive health decisions.
Cervical Cancer Screening & Treatment
Health · Uganda
Cervical cancer screening, treatment of precancerous lesions and awareness, integrated into HIV and sexual reproductive health services.
Tuberculosis Screening & Treatment
Health · Uganda
TB prevention, screening and treatment within health services.
Mental Health & Psychosocial Support
Mental health · Uganda
Mental health care and psychosocial support for individuals and families.
Nutrition, Safe Water & Hygiene Programs
Health · Uganda
Nutrition support and safe water and hygiene interventions to prevent disease.
Community Outreach & Mobile Health Services
Health · Uganda
Bringing health services directly to communities, including remote populations.
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Best private health facility
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Sida, Frontline AIDS, KCCA, CDC-PEPFAR, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, EJAF, USAID
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