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Uganda: Govt Rejects HIV Prevention Tool On Moral Grounds
UNIRIN, 3 September 2013
Activists in Uganda, where some 400 people are infected with HIV every day, have called on the government to rethink its dismissal of an emerging prevention protocol demonstrated… Read more »
Uganda Govt Shuns New HIV Prevention Drug
Activists have asked the government to rethink its stance after the dismissal of the new HIV clinical trial that demonstrated a 73 percent prevention rate in a country where 400 are infected daily.
Serodiscordant couple: Ugandan government dismisses the new HIV clinical trials over morals.
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Uganda: Taso to Distribute Condoms Around Bars
New Vision, 2 September 2013
The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) to set up condom distribution points at bars, Hotels and other places where commercial sex workers hangout. Read more »
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Africa: Limited HIV Therapy Beneficial for Infants Immediately After Diagnosis
VOA, 23 August 2013
Researchers have found that giving antiviral therapy for a limited time to HIV-infected babies soon after diagnosis prevents damage to their immune systems and delays the need for… Read more »
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Uganda: Aids Deaths Are Still Too Many
Observer, 22 August 2013
New research, conducted by the University of Washington in the Unites States, reveals that HIV/Aids related deaths in Uganda have reduced by 53.3 per cent over the last 15 years. Read more »
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Uganda: Campaign Pins Hopes On Female Condom
UNIRIN, 22 August 2013
As Uganda continues to struggle with condom shortages and inconsistent use, an ongoing campaign hopes to encourage more young people to use condoms and to raise the profile of the… Read more »
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Uganda: Dr. Alex Coutinho - Hero Behind HIV/Aids Fight
New Vision, 18 August 2013
When HIV puzzled the world, a young graduate doctor stepped in; treating, training and traversing the world for answers. Thirty years later, Dr. Alex Coutinho is one of Uganda's… Read more »
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Uganda: Health Clinics Face Aids Drug Shortages
VOA, 16 August 2013
Ugandan health workers are facing a dilemma. In June, the World Health Organization recommended giving HIV positive patients anti-retroviral treatment (ARVs) earlier to reduce the… Read more »
InFocus
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Transport infrastructure and human mobility are key factors influencing the spread of the virus in across Sub-Saharan Africa, a study shows. Read more »
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In the wake of World Aids Day, the government has renewed it commitment to reducing the rate of HIV transmission from mother-to-child. Read more »
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While significant progress is being made in coming to grips with the HIV epidemic, stigma remains a major challenge, says UN Aids. Read more »
