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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* You can find condoms in pharmacies and chain stores. They're very common and easy to find. | |||
* [http://mariestopes.or.ug/services/ Marie Stopes Uganda]: "We provide both short and long term methods including contraceptive implant, IUD, contraceptive injection and press, condoms, contraceptive pills and voluntary surgical contraception (VSC). Family planning counseling, side effects management and removal services are also available at all of our service delivery points. MSU also markets the LifeGuard condom." Phone: +256 393 263 318/ 0414510337. Email: info@mariestopes.or.ug | * [http://mariestopes.or.ug/services/ Marie Stopes Uganda]: "We provide both short and long term methods including contraceptive implant, IUD, contraceptive injection and press, condoms, contraceptive pills and voluntary surgical contraception (VSC). Family planning counseling, side effects management and removal services are also available at all of our service delivery points. MSU also markets the LifeGuard condom." Phone: +256 393 263 318/ 0414510337. Email: info@mariestopes.or.ug | ||
* Kampala Hospital Limited: Pills are New Fem, Pill Plan Plus, Microgynon. They cost one thousand shillings. | * Kampala Hospital Limited: Pills are New Fem, Pill Plan Plus, Microgynon. They cost one thousand shillings. | ||
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===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
Birth control pills can be purchased for about $1 (though this information may be outdated; we'll need confirmation). | |||
==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== | ==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== | ||
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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
There are no travel or residency restrictions attached to | There are no travel or residency restrictions attached to STI status. You don't need to present any medical certificate in order to enter the country.<ref>[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=187 UGANDA - REGULATIONS ON ENTRY, STAY AND RESIDENCE FOR PLHIV]</ref> | ||
In Uganda, as of 2015, there are 1.5 million people living with HIV and 7.1% of adults (between the ages of 15-49) are HIV positive. The HIV epidemic disproportionally impacts young women, with higher infection rates for young women than young men. According to AVERT, "Robust treatment and prevention initiatives have been implemented in recent years, leading to improved conditions for people living with HIV. Due to the implementation of antiretroviral treatment throughout the country there has been a gradual increase in the number of people living with HIV receiving treatment. In 2013, Uganda reached a tipping point whereby the number of new infections per year was less than the number of people beginning to receive antiretroviral treatment. However, as of 2015 around 40% of adults living with HIV were still not on treatment. Persistent disparities remain around who is accessing treatment and many people living with HIV experience stigma and discrimination."<ref>[http://www.avert.org/professionals/hiv-around-world/sub-saharan-africa/uganda HIV AND AIDS IN UGANDA]</ref> | In Uganda, as of 2015, there are 1.5 million people living with HIV and 7.1% of adults (between the ages of 15-49) are HIV positive. You can access Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Uganda. Visit the "Medications & Vaccines" section of this page for details. The HIV epidemic disproportionally impacts young women, with higher infection rates for young women than young men. According to AVERT, "Robust treatment and prevention initiatives have been implemented in recent years, leading to improved conditions for people living with HIV. Due to the implementation of antiretroviral treatment throughout the country there has been a gradual increase in the number of people living with HIV receiving treatment. In 2013, Uganda reached a tipping point whereby the number of new infections per year was less than the number of people beginning to receive antiretroviral treatment. However, as of 2015 around 40% of adults living with HIV were still not on treatment. Persistent disparities remain around who is accessing treatment and many people living with HIV experience stigma and discrimination."<ref>[http://www.avert.org/professionals/hiv-around-world/sub-saharan-africa/uganda HIV AND AIDS IN UGANDA]</ref> | ||
In Uganda, cervical cancer and HPV are also concerns for women. Each year, 3915 women in Uganda are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 2275 die from the disease. According to a 2016 report, cervical cancer is the common cancer for women in Uganda and 3.6% of women in the general population have HPV, which is a leading cause of cervical cancer. For these reasons, it's very important for women in Uganda to obtain the HPV vaccine (for more details, visit the "Medications & Vaccines" section).<ref>[http://www.hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/UGA_FS.pdf Uganda: Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2016]</ref> | |||
===Testing Facilities=== | ===Testing Facilities=== | ||
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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* If you have a yeast infection, you can ask the pharmacist for Fluconazole. | |||
* "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> | * "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> | ||
* PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) is available in Uganda and it's mentioned in the National Strategic Plan (though there are no specific policies for implementation, as of January 2017). Truvada is registered in Uganda for treatment. According to PrEpWatch: " Uganda has been the site of trials and demonstration projects of daily oral PrEP in serodiscordant couples; PrEP is slated to be included in the PEPFAR-supported DREAMS initiative focused on young women and adolescent girls." There are also many advocacy groups focusing on PrEP in Uganda, such as [http://www.avac.org/fellows/alumni?field_prevention_option_tid=4&field_country_tid=18&field_year_value%5Bvalue%5D%5Byear%5D= Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention]. Here's a [http://www.avac.org/blog/government-should-give-guidance-drugs-prevent-hiv study] from the group, published in 2015, focused on PrEP in Uganda. | |||
* Uganda has a national HPV vaccination program, launched in 2012, which targets girls at age 10.<ref>[http://www.hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/UGA_FS.pdf Uganda: Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2016]</ref> | |||
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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
In Kampala, you can easily find pads in stores. It's much more difficult to find tampons, though you can find them in some stores (try Game store in Lugogo, Shoprite and Nakumatt). If you want a menstrual cup, you can buy a FleurCup from [https://www.facebook.com/Menstrual-Cups-Better-than-Tampons-Pads-209841935862473/ Moyo Jena], a group based out of Kampala. They can be contacted through their Facebook page or by email: moyojena2013@gmail.com. There appears to be no official sellers of menstrual cup brands, like Lunette, MoonCup and DivaCup. There are also many sellers of RubyCup in [[Nairobi]], if you happen to make a trip to Kenya. | |||
* [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. | * [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. | ||