Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation-Uganda (BU)
About Company
Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation-Uganda (BU) is a leading provider of Integrated, High-Quality, High Impact comprehensive HIV, TB, RMNCAH and global health security (GHS) services in Uganda.
Baylor Uganda is an indigenous, not-for-profit organization established in 2006,
Baylor Uganda has a long track record delivering strong return on investments with >USD 130 million donor funds efficiently managed.
We are affiliated with Baylor International Paediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI), a network of Paediatric HIV care and treatment at Children’s Clinical Centers of Excellence (COE).
Our technical program areas that include: Comprehensive HIV prevention and treatment; Global Health Security and Emergency Management; Reproductive Maternal Child and Adolescent Health; Health Systems Strengthening, Capacity building for health professionals and Research.A1
. Geographical Coverage and Programs
Figure 1: BU’s Geographical Coverage and Services
A1. Expertise to manage unique needs of subpopulations: We serve the general population (including partners in serodiscordant relationships and PBFW) with a focus on KP, PP, men, AGYW and children, to address gaps in case finding, retention and viral suppression. Baylor Uganda cares for 75% of all Uganda’s children and adolescents living with HIV: 14% at its Center of Excellence (COE) and 61% through its regional mechanisms.[1] Baylor Uganda implements the Men-stars (Male Champions) approach which uses influential men to identify and educate high-risk men in their communities and workplaces and link them to HIV services. Baylor Uganda also implemented the Key Population Investment Fund (KPIF) in partnership with KP-led/leaning civil society organizations (CSOs) that focus services to KP (FSW, MSM, TGW); and PP (fishing communities, highly mobile populations, etc.).
A2. Current and Past Experience: Since 2010, BU has successfully implemented the following programs (Table 1):
Baylor Uganda’s current and past experience in implementing comprehensive HIV/TB and Global Health Security projects
GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY (GHS)
Baylor Uganda works with Ministry of Health Uganda, CDC, WHO and other IPs to strengthen prevention, detection and response to public health emergencies at national, regional, district and community levels. Our key expertise in GHS includes:
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Reproductive Maternal Neonatal Child And Adolescent Health (RMNCAH)
Saving Mothers Giving Life (SMGL): From 2012-2018, with funding from CDC, BU implemented the $16.6 million SMGL Proof of Concept and Project in Kabarol e, Kyenjojo, and Kamwenge districts. The objective was to reduce Maternal Mortality by 50% in the three districts, and to improve access to and utilization of quality obstetric and newborn care services. Key Successes included:
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Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) Across A Facility-Community Continuum
HSS and District Led Programming (DLP): BU uses community and health systems strengthening to improve comprehensive HIV services across a facility-community continuum to reach the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets
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Our Capacity Building Systems And Approach
BU has over a decade of experience implementing capacity building programs for health care workers in Uganda. BU has implemented this approach through collaborative work with the Ministry of Health and professional associations like the Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Uganda, Uganda Paediatrics Association, Uganda Private Midwives Association and the Uganda Society of Anaesthesiologists, regional referral hospitals and districts.
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Research Capacity
Baylor-Uganda has a robust research capacity. Our current researches include randomized clinical trials for investigation new drugs especially for pediatric HIV treatment and COVID-19 vaccine trials. We also conduct studies on diagnositics. More recently we are conducting a studies on TB diagnositics in children. Our other expertise in research includes conducting implementation science research and conducting surveys and program evaluations.
Building capacity of local indigenous organizations to lead the HIV response: BU has partnered with the Inter Bureau Coalition and Women’s Organization Network for Human Rights Advocacy to implement the ACE-Fort project.
