Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT)

In collaboration with our grassroots partners and the Rwandan government, WE-ACTx has provided Voluntary Counseling and Testing services (VCT) since October 2005, testing over thousands of people.

We provide VCT using a family-centered model, with all family members of people living with HIV/AIDS being encouraged to test. Identifying HIV infection in multiple family members and referring them to immediate medical care prevents the family from having to choose which members will receive treatment and from sharing their medications (which results in inadequate treatment and can lead to virologic resistance to ART). Currently WE-ACTx provides VCT at both the Centreville and Nyacyonga clinics