The inception and planning meeting was organized following the handover last week of the Soroti region to TASO by Baylor Uganda who has been implementing a related regional project. The meeting was attended by over 80 participants drawn among a cross section of key district-based stakeholders who included political, civil, cultural and religious leaders, network of People Living with HIV, Civil Society and health service providers

TASO-Soroti Regional Project is a consortium involving TASO, UFFCA and University Research Co., LLC (URC) that is implementing a project to accelerate Epidemic Control in Soroti region under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).