Uganda: Buganda Minister Warns Against Complacency in Fight Against HIV/Aids

The Buganda Kingdom Minister in charge of Social Development, Health and Education, Cotilda Nakate Kikomeko, has cautioned the people of Buganda against complacency in the fight… Read more »

Uganda: Ntungamo Sets Fresh HIV Testing and Counselling Push As District Records 6% Prevalence

Ntungamo District is preparing a renewed HIV counselling and testing drive targeting high-risk hotspots and school-going adolescents, as the district maintains a 6% HIV prevalence… Read more »

Uganda: Young People Have Been Urged to Prioritise HIV Testing, Safe Practices in Kampala

Young people in Kampala's informal settlements have been urged to prioritise early HIV testing and adopt safe sexual practices as part of nationwide efforts to reduce infections. Read more »

Uganda: Kibaale Records Significant Decline in HIV Infections in 2025

Kibaale District has reported a notable decline in new HIV infections in 2025, according to data compiled up to the end of September. Read more »

Uganda: Reach a Hand Marks World Aids Day With Youth-Focused Awareness Campaign

Reach A Hand Uganda observed World AIDS Day on 2 December 2025 with a youth-driven campaign aimed at increasing awareness and voluntary HIV testing among young people, particularly… Read more »

Uganda: Activists Call for Stronger HIV/Aids Response

As the world observes International HIV/Aids Awareness Day on 1st December, activists in Uganda are urging the government to intensify efforts to close information gaps and improve… Read more »

Uganda: 'Gains' in the Fight Against HIV As Uganda Marks World Aids Day in Bushenyi

As Uganda joins the world in commemorating World AIDS Day in Bushenyi, health officials have highlighted significant progress in the country's fight against HIV, noting strides… Read more »

Uganda: Men Face Higher HIV Impact Due to Poor Arv Uptake-Uganda Aids Commission

Despite Uganda's steady progress in reducing HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths, men remain disproportionately affected due to low uptake of antiretroviral treatment (ARVs),… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Winning HIV Fight but Faces New Threats Among Youth - Uganda Aids Commission Warns

Uganda has recorded major gains against HIV, with significant declines in prevalence, new infections, and AIDS-related deaths, but emerging concerns among young people and… Read more »

Uganda: KCCA Leaders Seek Buganda Kingdom's Help in Battle Against HIV

Leaders of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) have asked the Buganda Kingdom to partner with them in combating the alarming HIV burden in the capital, particularly in Mutuba 4,… Read more »

Uganda: HIV Prevalence Falls to 4.9% As Uganda Celebrates Major Public Health Gains

Uganda has reduced its HIV prevalence to 4.9 percent, down from 18 percent in the 1980s, reflecting one of the most remarkable public health achievements in the region, the Uganda… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Aids Commission Calls for Stronger Community Action As Country Begins Countdown to Ending Aids By 2030

As Uganda prepares to commemorate World AIDS Day 2025, the Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) has called for renewed commitment, deeper community engagement, and accelerated action to… Read more »

Uganda: UNAIDS Warns of Rising HIV Infections Among Young Women, Calls for Urgent Action Ahead of World Aids Day

As the world prepares to mark World AIDS Day 2025, UNAIDS Country Director Jacqueline Makokha has warned that Uganda--and the global community is at a "critical juncture" in the… Read more »

Uganda: UNAIDS' Winnie Byanyima Calls for Urgent, Equitable Access to New HIV Prevention Drug Lenacapavir

The Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Winnie Byanyima has issued a powerful call for urgent, fair, and affordable access to the new HIV… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Records Sharp Decline in HIV/Aids Infections, Deaths

Uganda has made remarkable strides in the fight against HIV/Aids, with annual Aids-related deaths dropping from 56,000 in 2010 to 20,000 in 2024, according to data presented to… Read more »

Uganda: Buganda Kingdom Says Kabaka's Birthday Run Has Added Shs3bn in HIV/Aids Fight

The Kingdom of Buganda has reported a major milestone in its HIV/AIDS response efforts, revealing that Shs2.9 billion collected through the Kabaka's 70th Birthday Run has been… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Among First 10 Countries to Receive HIV Prevention Drug Lenacapavir

Uganda is set to become one of the first ten countries in the world to receive lenacapavir, a groundbreaking HIV prevention drug introduced by the United States government through… Read more »

Uganda: Judicial Officers Urged to Lead Fight Against HIV

Judicial officers have been urged to take a leading role in curbing the spread of HIV-AIDS by promoting preventive measures such as abstinence, behaviour change, and condom use… Read more »

Africa: African Ministers Commit to Eliminate Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis B By 2030

Health ministers from African Union (AU) member states, along with development partners and civil society organisations, have called for urgent and coordinated action to eliminate… Read more »

Africa: Africa Adopts 12-Point Action Plan to Eliminate Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B By 2030

A call to Action has emerged from a High-Level Ministerial Conference on Triple Elimination of HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B, held in Kampala, Uganda. African Ministers of Health,… Read more »

Uganda: Rising HIV Infections Among Children Amid Funding Cuts

Uganda is facing a growing crisis of pediatric HIV, with more than seventy thousand children aged between zero and fourteen currently living with the virus, according to the latest… Read more »

Uganda: Love Has Built Buganda - Minister Kawuki Hails People's Loyalty to the Kabaka

The Minister for Local Government, Royal Visits, and Buganda Kingdom Affairs Outside Buganda, Joseph Kawuki, has applauded the unwavering loyalty and affection of the Kabaka's… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda's HIV Numbers Cross 1.5 Million Mark As Adults Bear the Heaviest Burden

Uganda's total number of people living with HIV has surpassed 1.5 million, according to the latest 2024 estimates from the Uganda AIDS Commission, a figure that signals a… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Makes Significant Strides in HIV Response As Key Indicators Improve Across the Board

Uganda's fight against HIV has shown measurable progress, with more people now accessing testing, treatment, and achieving viral suppression than ever before, according to new 2024… Read more »

Uganda: Over 130 Community Health Workers Commissioned to Tackle Sanitation, Malaria, and HIV in Nakasongola

The Ministry of Health has commissioned 136 Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) in Nakasongola District, tasking them with transforming grassroots healthcare and tackling… Read more »