Kampala — The HIV/Aids prevalence rate in Uganda has continued to decline, United Nations Programme on HIV/Aids (UNAIDS 2004) report on global Aids epidemic says.

The report released yesterday highlights the global and regional estimates on HIV/Aids and new trends in the epidemic's evolution worldwide.

"The prevalence is still rising in some countries such as Madagascar and Swaziland, and is declining nationwide in Uganda," the report read.

The decline is attributed to the country's high levels of openness on the epidemic. The report was released in advance of World Aids Day, commemorated worldwide on December 1.

According to the HIV/Aids epidemic update, of the 38 million people living with HIV/Aids worldwide, 50 percent are women. The report however shows that the number of women living with HIV has risen in each region of the world over the past two years.

" Women are increasingly affected, now making nearly half of the 37.2 million adults aged between 15-29 living with HIV/Aids world wide, in sub-Saharan region, close to 60% (13.3million)," the report said.

An estimated 25 million people are living with HIV/Aids in sub-Saharan Africa. This region is the home to just over 10% of the world's population.