HIV prevalence rate among Boda boda riders in Kampala has reached at 7.5% in part to due some engaging in homosexuality while others sell sex to women. This according to the survey carried out by crane survey on 694 boda boda riders in Kampala of which 68% were married and 56% had fathered children. The […]
After years, in fact decades of operations against HIV/AIDS, where have we reached and what have we learned in efforts to prevent infection and impacts of HIV/AIDS on our communities? Gerald Businge writes that about the successes and challenges in Uganda and the need for fresh thinking in face of a growing HIV positive population […]
The Uganda Aids Commission has called upon married people to always take their HIV tests together such that they can know their HIV status together. This comes at a time when the prevalence rate of HIV amongst married people is increasingly causing concern amongst various stakeholders in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Uganda. The Chairperson […]
Ugandan men have been challenged to take the lead in the campaign to have couples test for HIV/AIDS so as to help reduce the effects of the epidemic in the country. The Programme officer of the Health Communication partnership Jude Ssenyonjo, says HIV testing among Ugandan married couples enables them to know their HIV/AIDS and […]
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 […]