HIV Rate Back on the Rise in Uganda

The rising number of new infections now estimated at 130,000 per year has pushed Uganda's HIV prevalence rate up from 6.4 percent in 2005 to 7.3 percent last year. A country that was once a star of the international Aids community is now moving backwards.

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  • btcstore6
    Oct 21 2012, 07:58

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  • Human Rights Abuse
    Nov 20 2012, 03:41
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    If anyone thinks that male circumcision will reduce the sexual transmission of HIV then they are seriously misinformed.

    http://www.salem-news.com/articles/december112011/circumcision-hiv-rg.php

    As for the AAP policy statement (2012) see what OXFORD UNIVERSITY says about this unethical report, that was drafted by self-appointed AAP members, ALL of whom had religious, cultural, financial, or professional career vested interests:

    http://blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/2012/08/the-aap-report-on-circumcision -bad-science-bad-ethics-bad-medicine/

  • shadianalugo
    Oct 13 2012, 00:22
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    MOH is to blame for increasing HIV rates. Actually the issue is not complacency. MOH is very incompetent and lack expertise to identify threats and opportunities and to learn from their past experiences.For example there has been condom stock outs for almost a year in the country in addition to poor drug supply coordination systems.Actually, the prevalence is going to double, if the MOH does revise its planning and implementation processes.

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