Community Health and Information Network (CHAIN) is a Ugandan based civil society organisation. Set up in 1998 that promotes the empowerment of people living with HIV and AIDS. CHAIN;lobbies for increased access to Antiretroviral drugs, promotes treatment literacy, good policies on HIV treatment and care and provides Capacity Building Support to Community Based Organizations as well as support and care to OVC. Our core vision is to improve the quality of life for PLWHA and OVC within the Great Lakes Region. CHAIN is committed to developing programmes of work that support and enhance concerted international efforts to reverse the HIV epidemic

Community Health And Information Network (CHAIN) in partnership with patient organizations in Uganda organized a press conference on safe use of medicine on the 29th March 2012 at Fairway Hotel-Kampala. The practice of unsafe use of medicine is a global public health problem causing death, disability and injury to adults, children and unborn babies and Uganda is not excluded from the same challenges. Safe use of medicines is a goal that requires effort of all stakeholders from, media, policy makers to the medicine users at house hold level. The objectives of the press conference are to: • Engage and involve the media in promoting safe use of medicine • Increase awareness for patients, prescribers, dispensers about proper use of medicines • Encourage effective communication between patients/clients and health workers.