The Role of Religious Institutions in the District-Level Governance of Anti-Retroviral Treatment in Western Uganda 1

This chapter analyses how Christian development-aid organizations in Uganda, in concurrence with the Christian church, participate in the rollout and governance ² of anti-retroviral treatment (ART) programmes for persons living with HIV/AIDS. In doing so, these faith-based organizations are becoming increasingly influential in the ART programme’s initiation as well as in ART coordination. They thus engage in (re-) shaping the field of public health policy-making and service delivery.