What Is The TASO Model?

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The TASO model catered to the community because it allowed flexibility and confidentiality. If a patient was unable to travel to the facility, they were able to have their treatment brought to them. This helped many who were unable to afford the travel to a facility, but also those who were not able to physically go and receive treatment from a facility. On the other hand, those who did not want to disclose their medical situation to another were able to have their treatments done at the facility, which maintained confidentiality (Ellner, et al. p. 14). If a patient had access to a phone and had a question or concern, they were able to call a hotline to receive advice. For those in more rural areas, TASO was able to build outreach centers …show more content…

They provided counseling to their clients to prevent transmission into the community and the rest of Uganda, also they were focusing on teaching those who were infected the importance of global health. TASO was also able to send their clients out into their community to help community mobilization and sensitization though dramas, performances, and testimonies. This helped educate the community and provide outreach to those who were infected but hiding the fact. TASO provided jobs for healthcare workers in which they were being paid twice the salary that the government paid their healthcare employees (Ellner, et al. p. 16-17). Lastly, TASO created hope for Uganda that was evident in the amount of money received in donations by other …show more content…

Some critics say that the decline in disease rates was due to the fact that there were 70% more cases of death rather than new infections. They also argue that public education was not the cause of behavior changes rather the fact that most people knew someone who died of the disease was the major cause of behavioral changes. The evidence for success in Uganda because of TASO is people of Uganda were able to go back to work and clients from other organizations changed to TASO. The organization exceeded it’s target of registration of 7,000 clients and 35,000 beneficiaries in the nutritional assistance program with World Food Program by the end of 2005 (Ellner, et al. p. 17). The level of success in terms of how much of their efforts caused a decline in disease rates is difficult to measure. Some critics say that the decline in disease rates was due to the fact that there were 70% more cases of death rather than new infections (Ellner, et al. p. 17). They also argue that public education was not the cause of behavior changes rather the fact that most people knew someone who died of the disease was the major cause of behavioral

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