North Star Alliance on Tuesday the 18th of July 2023 unveiled its five-year Strategic Plan 2020-2025 for Uganda. The launch…
ABOUT US
North Star is a pioneer in last-mile health for mobile populations and the communities they interact with.
In practice, we convert shipping containers into Blue Box clinics, also known as Roadside Wellness Centres (RWCs), to provide health services to our target groups. Our Blue Boxes are strategically placed at border crossings, transit towns, and ports where sex work and informal trade thrive. Blue Boxes provide a package of health services, that focuses on HIV prevention and treatment, diagnosis and treatment for common ailments, TB screening and treatment, and screening of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), among others.
THE NEED
Stopping disease in its tracks.
As more and more people cross borders for work, recreation, and safety, the risk of disease spreading from country to country and within countries grows. Through a network of Blue Box clinics (from converted shipping containers) spread across East and Southern Africa, North Star is on a mission to guarantee that every truck driver and the communities they interact with have access to quality and reliable healthcare.
OUR FOCUS
Providing quality healthcare to mobile workers and the communities they interact with.
Truck driver Initiatives
Since our inception, we have worked closely with the truck driver community and developed an in-depth understanding of their lifestyle and needs.
HIV Prevention, Treatment and Care
North Star has continued to reach and provide truck drivers and other vulnerable populations with a comprehensive package of HIV services.
TB Prevention, & Treatment
North Star identifies, screens, and treats Tuberculosis cases; refers patients for laboratory tests; monitors treatment adherence; high-quality medication and support.
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Prevention
North Star uses the Crisis Response Teams (CRT) model, a multi-sectoral approach; bringing stakeholders at the local level to respond to SGBV against Female Sex Workers.
Medical Checkups
North Star Blue Box clinics also provide medical checkups outside the Blue Boxes to examine medical conditions that could be detrimental to truck drivers.
Revenue Generation Projects
North Star identifies, screens, and treats Tuberculosis cases; refers patients for laboratory tests; monitors treatment adherence; high-quality medication and support.
CLINICAL REPORTS
Our Impact
A total of 187,633 clients accessed health services at our Blue Box clinics and 254,919 clinical sessions were registered at our Blue Box clinics in 2022.
23
Blue Box clinics in 10 countries
2.1M+
clients reached since 2006
55,522
Truck drivers reached in 2022
15+
years of service
WHERE WE WORK
23 Blue Box clinics also known as Roadside Wellness Clinics(RWCs), in 10 countries in Africa.
Our network of Blue Box Clinics
Our clinics are located at ‘hotspots’ such as border posts, transit towns or ports where large numbers of trucks stop, load and offload, and where sex work and informal trades flourish. Most are open late, tailored to the hours of our core target populations.
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