Following the tremendous increase in the HIV prevalence in the country, Uganda has been forced to launch three anti HIV/AIDS strategies that will help in driving down the high rates of HIV among the populace staring 2011 until 2016. The launched strategies by the vice president, H.E. Edward Kiwanuka Sekandiinclude, the national HIV prevention strategy, Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV strategy. Speaking at the launch of […]
As Uganda prepares to mark World International day the government has been challenged to address all areas that have been identified to be dangerous in as far as Aids transmission is concerned. Musa Bungudu, the Country Director of UNAIDS, the UN body responsible for HIV/AIDS, told a joint press Conference at Parliament that unprotected sex and […]
Health experts have noted the need for all stakeholders to work towards scaling up the number of circumcised men in the country in order to curb HIV infections. Officials from the ministry of Health revealed that the prevalence of safe male circumcision must be increased from the current 25 % to at least 40% to […]
Over 100 males have today undergone medical circumcision at Mukono health centre as government promotes the procedure that the World Health Organization says could reduce the risk of HIV infection by 60%. The circumcision being offered free of charge has been launched in Mukono by the Makerere Walter Reed Project and will be continuous as one of the […]
Police in Kamuli have arrested a prison warder attached to Nawanyago Prison for aggravated defilement. Noah Birime, 47, was arrested yesterday evening after allegedly being found defiling a 12-year-old girl. It was also found that Birime is HIV positive and might have infected the girl with HIV. The victim had reportedly gone to fetch water […]
HIV prevalence rate among Boda boda riders in Kampala has reached at 7.5% in part to due some engaging in homosexuality while others sell sex to women. This according to the survey carried out by crane survey on 694 boda boda riders in Kampala of which 68% were married and 56% had fathered children. The […]
The Kabarole district HIV/AIDS focal person Mpuga Hosea has called upon the government to add more funds in the AIDS department to reduce on its spread. Mpuga reveals that the AIDS department in Kabarole district is not fully facilitated to carry out sensitization programs especially among the youths. He observes that most people in the […]
HIV/AIDS activists have expressed concern over the inadequate Anti Retroviral drugs in the country The research carried out by the Uganda network of AIDS Services Organizations indicate that over 3000 people are need of Antiviral drugs but cannot access them. The executive director of the Uganda network of AIDS Services Organizations Bharam Namanya says […]
The western region police commander Kwanya Wilson has appealed to the entire police force in Uganda to act as examples in the fighting against HIV/AIDS. Kwanya says that the police force has the ability to spread the massage of fighting the scourge since all officers were trained to be change agents. The RPC calls upon […]
The coalition for Post exposure prophylaxis HIV/PEP consisting of Center for Domestic Violence Prevention, Hope after rape, Raising voices , Naguru Teenage among others is calling upon the ministry of health to provide accessibility to HIV/PEP. The HIV/PEP is an emergency medical response consisting of short term antiretroviral medicines in all health centers in the country to prevent victims […]