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A mixture of hope and gloom hangs as thousands of HIV/AIDS patients receive and others await free antiretroviral drugs in different parts of Uganda. Gertrude Akol, 43, who started ARV treatment in 2007, says she owes all her life to ARVs, because she found out her HIV status late. “When my husband died in 2005, […]
Ugandans living with HIV/AIDS can now afford a smile after the UK researchers developed the new guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO). These new guidelines are believed to have the capacity to protect the health workers, couples, prostitutes and babies born with HIV virus. These guidelines […]
Global progress in both preventing and treating HIV emphasizes the benefits of sustaining investment in HIV/AIDS over the longer term. The latest report by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and UNAIDS “Report on the Global HIV/AIDS Response” indicates that increased access to HIV services resulted in a 15% reduction of new infections over the past decade […]
HIV/AIDS activists have expressed concern over the inadequate Anti Retroviral drugs in the country The research carried out by the Uganda network of AIDS Services Organizations indicate that over 3000 people are need of Antiviral drugs but cannot access them. The executive director of the Uganda network of AIDS Services Organizations Bharam Namanya says […]
The National Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS has urged the government of Uganda to end the routine stock outs of Anti Retroviral drugs in the various government health centers in the country. This comes after a recent revelation that only 190, 000 out of 350, 000 people living with HIV/AIDS in need of ARVs […]
The Office of Good Will Ambassadors on HIV/AIDS has revealed that new evidence shows that the treatment of HIV/AIDS results in a 92% reduction in the spread of the HIV virus. One of the Ambassadors from that office, Rev. Can. Gideon Byamugisha has told journalists in Kampala that appropriate HIV/AIDS treatment is important to the prevention […]
A number of organizations committed to fighting HIV/AIDS have launched a campaign to have all candidates participating in the 2011 Uganda General elections to pledge their commitment towards fighting HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS remains one of the leading causes of deaths in Uganda, and a key development challenge as many HIV postive people spend scarce resources on […]
The advocacy officer, Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Uganda Pauline Kisembo has appealed to the general public to ensure that children get the required care and treatment because they are the future of the country. In a press statement seen by Ultimate Media, Kisembo says the current HIV/AIDS prevention efforts are targeting married couples […]
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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. […]