By Gerald Businge on June 29, 2011
Baylor, Christine Androa, Dr. Zainab Akol, HIV infection in children, HIV/AIDS, Uganda health, uganda hiv/aids
Health, Latest Uganda News, Science & Technology
Ministry of Health has confirmed that the country has a total of 50,000 children infected with the HIV, the virus with that causes AIDS. The ministry in a report revealed that 90% of the children get the infection from their mothers during child birth. The ministry is concerned that the number of HIV infections among children is […]
By Gerald Businge on June 27, 2011
Baylor, Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV, Uganda children, Uganda health, uganda hiv/aids
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Children living with HIV/Aids have petitioned the minister of health Dr. Christine Ondoa to give priority to prevention of HIV transmission from mother to child. Over 20 children from Baylor Uganda presented a petitioned today also demanding government to provide enough antiretroviral drugs for pregnant mothers in all hospitals of Uganda. The children say that they […]