Uganda: 30 Years of HIV - How Nation Lost It Along the Way

opinion

The first week of June 2011 comes with two milestones in the history of HIV/Aids. It was exactly 30 years on June 5 since the first cases of HIV/Aids were identified, and 10 years since the UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/Aids convened. World leaders and experts on HIV Aids will take part in a high level UN meeting in New York from June 8 -10 to review progress.

The devastation that came with HIV/Aids is among the hallmarks that have put our country in the spotlight over the last three decades. We made history when we become the first country among those severely affected to bring down the prevalence from double (30 per cent in some areas) to single digits during the 90s. And since then we have made several firsts. However, things have since changed, and can only be equated to moving five steps forward and only regress three steps at the same time. We have a couple of episodes that makes one wonder what our priorities are in this country.

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