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Proposed Compulsory HIV Test in Ugandan Schools Raises Concerns

State Minister of Health, Sarah Opendi, says the policy is necessary to stop the spread of HIV and insists that no students will be tested without parental consent but some parent fear it might lead to stigmatization.

Ministry of Health/The Indepedent

A Ugandan woman undergoing tests (file photo).

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    Monitor, 27 June 2018

    The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) yesterday launched a mass campaign to check whether sexual partners to HIV-positive people know their status and or are on treatment. Read more »

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