- By the end of September 2007, a cumulative total of 9,819 persons living with HIV/AIDS (6713 females, 2789 males, 184 and 133 girl and boy children below 18 years respectively) were receiving counselling, treatment and pastoral care services from KCCC. Of these, 1,050 PLHAs were receiving ARVs under the ART project that started in 2004. Access to quality care, treatment and psychosocial support services has prolonged people's lives, restored hope and dignity, and enabled many to resume their normal production and income generation activities. Annually, 50,000 members of PLHA families/households are provided with psychosocial support to enable them cope with the stigma and discrimination, trauma, other socio-economic, and health issues associated with HIV and AIDS.
- Successfully mobilized and sensitized people to prevent and test for HIV/STDs and others diseases and adopt HIV preventive behaviour. In 2006 alone, a total of 9,321 laboratory tests were carried out. Malaria and HIV constituted 38% and 28% of the test respectively
- Every month, KCCC provides voluntary counselling and testing for HIV to 200 people. Most of those that test sero-positive have gone on to access timely treatment and support thus preventing premature death and orphan hood. Those that test sero-negative make responsible choices and decisions to remain so. Available data indicates that a cumulative total of 98,000 have been enabled to know their sero-status since KCCC started providing VCT services in the early 1990s.
- Trained 333 community-based workers (CBWs) (community based health workers, traditional birth attendants, family life education trainers, HIV/AIDS treatment Supporters) that are involved in promoting community health , hygiene and sanitation, strengthening adherence to medication, encouraging communities to adopt positive health seeking behaviour, promoting health and child rights, and grassroots advocacy. A recent evaluation of the work of CBWs working on KCCC's ART project showed that they are making significant contribution to well-being and livelihoods of individuals and communities through improved monitoring/follow-up, promotion of early detection of opportunistic infections and drug side-effects, mobilization of people for early HIV testing and access to care and psychosocial support. Community based organisations/initiatives have been formed as off shoots of KCCC trained community-based workers such as Kamwokya Community Health and Environment protection Association(KACHEPA), Kawempe Community Health Concern, Kyebando Community Health Workers Association, Bukkade Magezi Elderly Association, Kamwokya Environmental Protectors, and Nsooba Drainage Masters.
- In partnership with Traditional and Modern Health Practitioners Together Against HIV/AIDS and other Diseases (THETA) have collaborated with and trained 60 Traditional Healers (THs) in Kampala district in conventional counseling, home based care, referral, community mobilization, report writing and advocacy. This has strengthened community health promotion efforts, timely access to HIV and mental health care by TH clients, mobilization of people for early HIV testing, and treatment adherence.
- By the end of September 2007, KCCC was providing community mental health services to 607 mentally ill-persons (186 adult males, 247adult females, 87 boys and 94 girls below 18 years). Provision of these services was born out of the realization that 12% of the clients accessing HIV/AIDS treatment and care services also came down with mental health challenges as well. With the inception of these community mental health activities, families have been educated about mental health plus the related stigma and discrimination and how this impacts individual and community development. As a result of this, families have started opening up about mental illness and are taking their affected members for regular and timely treatment.
- Enables 33 elderly persons aged 60 and above to live dignified lives, access care and treatment every year. Most of these will have lost their only source of security, the children, to AIDS. Yet many of them have no other social networks to support them.
- With the support of development partners constructed 8 houses for the homeless urban poor widows and grandmothers that are looking after orphans and vulnerable children. This reduced their vulnerability to sickness, and enabled children to grow up in a clean and secure environment.
- KCCC has been and is still a vital resource for many other Non-governmental organizations and government departments that wish to establish similar interventions and/ or strengthen existing ones. Institutions such as Reachout Mbuya HIV and AIDS Initiative, Youth Alive, Groots Kenya, Mild May International, Uganda Martyrs Support Centre Namugongo, AWOFS, YEAH campaign, Kampala Archdiocese, ACET, Infectious Diseases Institute, Youth Life association, Africa Social Development and Health Initiatives, Christ the King Parish Family Support Centre, Concern Worldwide, UNFPA, Straight Talk Foundation, Family Planning Association of Uganda, Mengo-Kisenyi Catholic Parish, and Lungujja Community Health Caring Organization have benefited from KCCC's rich experience in HIV and AIDS and community development. Universities continue to send their students to KCCC for practicum and research. Through this KCCC has widened its reach as those that encounter its methodology usually establish similar initiatives that benefit more people.
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