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Uganda:
The Tough Economics of Aids
Independent (Kampala), 2 April 2012
Treating Aids is likened to servicing a long-term national debt or paying pensions - with similar consequences to the national economy Read more »
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Uganda:
Time to Revisit Museveni HIV/Aids Approach
New Vision, 28 March 2012
On March 17, the New Vision ran a story headlined 'HIV Rate Rises'. The article was in reference to Uganda AIDS Indicator 2011which the Minister of Health, Dr. Christine Ondoa… Read more »
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Uganda:
Widowed,Blind and HIV+ Nyakato Still Needs Help
New Vision, 3 April 2012
"Widowed, Blind, HIV-Positive, all Nyakato Needs is a House." That was the title to Joan Nyakato's story, a story of one family's dilemma in its struggle to beat such odds as HIV… Read more »
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Uganda:
Nation Cautioned On HIV Treatment Costs
EA Business, 24 March 2012
A World Bank report has warned the Uganda government to do more to prevent further HIV/AIDS infections as costs for treatment may rise. Read more »
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Uganda:
Aids Survey Calls for Change in Strategy
Observer, 21 March 2012
The latest Uganda AIDS Indicator Survey has jolted the fight against the pandemic with disappointing findings. The HIV prevalence in the country has remained statistically the same… Read more »
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Uganda:
HIV Infection Rate Rises to 6.7 Percent
New Vision, 18 March 2012
The Ministry of Health has announced that the HIV incidence in the country has risen to 6.7%. At this figure, approximately two million people in Uganda are infected with HIV in… Read more »
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Africa:
Call for Increased Protection of Homosexuals and Prostitutes to Stem Spread of HIV/Aids
RFI, 5 April 2012
World politicians meeting in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, have agreed on the need to repeal laws discriminating against HIV/Aids which they say have contributed to an increase in… Read more »
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Africa:
HIV Drug Costs to Go Up in Continent
EA Business, 2 April 2012
A World Bank report released recently, warned that HIV treatment costs are spiraling in southern Africa, where the epidemic is most intense. Read more »