The Uganda Aids Commission (UAC) decided to implement GIS
into their research to track current services and interventions on HIV/AIDS,
and to gather more data on what services are being provided (geographically),
who is being provided for (beneficiaries), and what organization is providing
for those people in that specific location. After conducting a survey on the
different GIS systems currently being used in Uganda, the commission chose to
use ArcView 9, a group of six UAC staff members were then trained for 2 weeks
on how to use ArcView 9 before going into the field to collect data at the
subdistrict level.
In June/July of 2004 the UAC began phase 1 of monitoring
HIV/AIDS interactions using GIS. In phase 1 the commission focused on setting
map indicators based on the themes: prevention, mitigation, care and social
support. In phase 2 data was collected from stakeholders and partners of UAC.
They altered this data into different thematic maps indicating the geographic
location of the stakeholders, information on the type of intervention the
stakeholders provided, whether the stakeholder was a public or private
non-profit provider, and lastly the number of beneficiaries each stakeholder
reached. Lastly in phase 3 (October-December 2004), the UAC members collected
information the subdistrict (subcounty) level, focusing heavily on the location
and activities of local organization interactions with beneficiaries. Ultimately
the UAC was left with a map highlighting the distribution of HIV/AIDS services
and interventions present in Uganda. GIS has allowed the UAC to better analyze
the services being provided in Uganda to help fight/prevent the spread of
HIV/AIDS.
Isabella Vargas
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