Uganda: Outcry Over Museveni's Aids Remarks
The president is reported to have said: "Having HIV/Aids is a shame and disgrace to the society."
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Uganda:
Outcry Over Museveni's Aids Remarks
Independent (Kampala), 4 December 2014
Civil Society activists against HIV/AIDS have demanded an apology from President Yoweri Museveni over some of the remarks he made during the commemoration of World AIDS Day in Fort… Read more »
Testing HIV (file photo).
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Uganda:
Why We Should All Get Tested for HIV in 2014
Key Correspondents, 3 December 2014
Two days after World AIDS Day (1 December), I'm sure many people will have put the issue of HIV out of their mind, but it's not an issue we can afford to think about just once a… Read more »
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Uganda:
Ugandan Government Must Make CD4 Testing Accessible in Rural Areas
Key Correspondents, 19 November 2014
People living with HIV in rural areas of Uganda need improved access to vital medical equipment to test their levels of immunity and guide antiretroviral treatment. Read more »
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Uganda:
Govt Now Looks to Sports to Fight HIV
Observer, 2 November 2014
The ministry of Health, in an apparent shift in strategy, says it will use sports to raise awareness about the rising prevalence of HIV, now at 7.3 per cent. Read more »
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Uganda:
Uganda's New Burden of HIV/Aids
Independent (Kampala), 27 October 2014
Government policies and spending key to achieving an HIV-free generation Read more »
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Uganda:
Truckers Still Driving the HIV Pandemic
Observer, 21 October 2014
While the nationwide battle to reduce HIV rates continues, it has been revealed that knowledge on HIV does not always translate into safer sexual behaviour for the most-at-risk… Read more »
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Uganda:
Gains and Gaps in Ugandan HIV Treatment
UNIRIN, 10 October 2014
Over the past three years Uganda has succeeded in more than doubling the number of eligible children receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). Paediatric HIV infections, meanwhile,… Read more »
InFocus
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Medical experts and HIV activists have expressed concern over the Uganda HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Act which is causing people to shy away from seeking treatment. The Act ... Read more »
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According to a report released by the Uganda Aids Commission, the number of people in need of anti-retroviral drugs in the country are more than what is being provided. Read more »
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HIV/AIDS activists are adamant that Uganda will not achieve an "AIDS-free generation" now that a "backwards" HIV and Aids Bill criminalising the "wilful and intentional" ... Read more »
