NCD Awareness for early treatment

St Eliza Health Care services is looking to establish an NCD’s clinic which is well equipped with a state of art laboratory services to bridge the gap and aid quick, quality screening and diagnosis of NCD’s in the Gayaza community. From the learning’s during the pilot phase, it should scale the telemedicine concept and home-delivering of medication to patients on chronic medication starting from Gayaza and the surrounding areas. The project has increased awareness about NCDs, reaching over 900-members. It has also supported early detection of NCDs and supported early treatment for over 1500 members. The project now works with 50-Clinics and health centers to increase awareness and improve the knowledge of up to 40-health care professionals. It has reached the communities of Gayaza, Kasangati, Nangabo and part of Wakiso districts in Uganda. With the clinic, there shall be improvements on the current Laboratory by adding an ultra-scan and making it a standard laboratory testing a variety of conditions. In addition, community members have also reduced travel distance of over 15Km away to Kampala city center to get good but highly priced laboratory and screening services. The NCD Clinic, will also give access to over 60- community clinics and drug shops to get near comprehensive laboratory, diagnostics and NCD services for their clients.