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* [http://mariestopes.or.ug/services/ Marie Stopes Uganda]: "Our centres offer testing and syndromic management for STIs including gonorrhoea, genital herpes and syphilis. Voluntary, confidential HIV counselling and testing and prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services are also offered." Phone: +256 393 263 318/ 0414510337. Email: info@mariestopes.or.ug | * [http://mariestopes.or.ug/services/ Marie Stopes Uganda]: "Our centres offer testing and syndromic management for STIs including gonorrhoea, genital herpes and syphilis. Voluntary, confidential HIV counselling and testing and prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services are also offered." Phone: +256 393 263 318/ 0414510337. Email: info@mariestopes.or.ug | ||
* [http://www.kampalaindependenthospital.com/?page_id=8737 Kampala Independent Hospital]: "STD tests and check-ups are available at KIH with fast access and fast results. We offer convenient, confidential testing for the sexually transmitted diseases: HIV, Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, Syphilis, Hepatitis B and C, Trichomonas, NSU (non-specific urethritis), Mycoplasma genitalium, Herpes and Genital warts. Fast access to treatment is available where necessary." Address: Kampala Independent Hospital, 869 Nalya Road, Ntinda, Uganda. Phone: +256 414 289 834. Email: customer.services@kihug.com | |||
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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* "PEP (Post Exposure Prophylaxis) is available at many hospitals around Kampala and may work up to 72 hours later. If taken within 24 hours it is your best bet to prevent HIV. Hep B immunization will also be needed, and a bunch of other invisible and predictable diseases can be prevented by a single dose of 2 tablets of an antibiotic."<ref>[http://www.livinginkampala.com/information/health-safety/health-in-kampala/ Health in Kampala]</ref> | |||
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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* [http://graceworksinitiative.org/index.php/2016/10/24/feminine-health/ Feminine Health Management @ Grace Works Initiative]: "GWI implements a series of specially designed approaches to promote women’s health with specific focus on menstrual care and elimination of female Genital mutilation. This is a unique and innovative program which combines interactive education with training sessions for women and girls in emergency situations, prisons, schools and remote villages. Activities include; Equipping adolescent girls with basic skills on how to make low-cost sanitary pads with locally available materials and raising awareness of the health risks of female genital mutilation, as well as counseling and support to victims of FGM." Phone (+256) 414-665993. Email: uganda@graceworksinitiative.org. | |||
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==List of Additional Resources== | ==List of Additional Resources== | ||
* [http://graceworksinitiative.org/ Grace Works Initiative]: "Grace Works Initiative (GWI) is a registered not-for profit Organisation in Uganda, established in 2013. The Organization promotes delivery of health services and wellness support to isolated and impoverished rural communities focusing mainly on women and Children." | |||
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