Speaker meets outgoing UNAIDS country representative

Speaker meets UNAIDS reo

Musa Bangudu, Speaker of parliament Rebeca Kadaga and Rosa Malango

The outgoing United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) representative to Uganda Musa Bangudu says that 95 % of pregnant women with HIV/AIDS are on antiretroviral treatment. He made the revelation while visiting the speaker of parliament Rebeca Kadaga at parliament. He also revealed that the number of babies catching the HIV/AIDS has reduced by 86% in Uganda.

Bangudu says that Uganda is leading all African countries in the fight against this disease among pregnant women and babies. He also noted that the number of deaths from HIV/AIDS related diseases has reduced from 63000 to 28000 since 2011. He says that the government should accelerate the reduction in HIV/AIDS spread despite of the achievement made. He went ahead to note that available resources should be utilized in the best way like not allowing much drugs to expire in stores while people in need of it .
The UN resident coordinator to Uganda Rosa Malango says that as a new UN resident coordinator in Uganda she will focus on inclusion of youth and women in the entrepreneur programmes that uplift them from poverty.

The speaker of parliament Rebeca Kadaga agreed with the outgoing United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) representative to Uganda Musa Bangudu that Uganda needs to maintain the existing peace.

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