About us
Our aim is:
- Medical & educational support
- Support for those socially unaware and weak and vulnerable individuals
- People living with HIV / AIDS, orphans and the poor.
HIA mission is: „to raise the hope again“,mostly in south-eastern Africa, in Uganda.

Together Slovakian o. z. Health Initiatives Association (HIA) & Health Initiatives Association NGO in Uganda run the John Paul II. Children’s HIV/AIDS Clinic in Ugandan city of Buikwe since August 2012.
The aim of this clinic is to provide comprehensive, high-quality health care, especially to children and youths together with their family members affected by HIV (as of December 31, 2017 we have 400 patients).
Dr. Barbora Šilhárová has lead the John Paul II. Children’s HIV / AIDS since the beginning.
Silvia Manduchová, a long-time volunteer, is coordinating the social program.
Currently there are 16 local staff members working for HIA NGO.
Team
MUDr. Jozef Šuvada, PhD, MPH
Executive Director
Ing. Silvia Manduchová
Social Program Manager
Mgr. Tomáš Horváth
Communication Manager
Katarína Kočárová
Volunteer, SP Coordinator
Ivana Puna Sumegová
Volunteer, SP Coordinator
Denisa Židová
Volunteer, SP Coordinator
Michaela Vasiľovská
Volunteer, SP Coordinator
Veronika Harmanová
Volunteer, SP Coordinator
Martin Takács
Volunteer, SP Coordinator
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