Rev. Can. Gideon Byamugisha and Florence Buluba at the press conference

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 of the spread of HIV.

Rev. Can. Byamugisha who is living positively with HIV says the new findings demonstrate the positive effect the treatment of HIV/AIDS has on fighting the spread of HIV. He however did not disclose the report that made this finding or who carried out the research.

There have been some criticisms over recent allocation to a lot of funding to treatment and care of HIV/AIDS through provision of life saving Antiretroviral drugs, with some people saying more effort should instead be focused on HIV prevention efforts.

Byamugisha is calling upon the government of Uganda and international donors supporting HIV/AIDS related programs to scale up their efforts in increasing access to HIV/AIDS treatment. He says increasing funding for HIV/AIDS treatment is a prerequisite in effectively fighting the HIV/AIDS scourge in Uganda.

Byamugisha has also criticized the government of Uganda because its 2010/2011 budget that was recently read by the Minister of Finance Planning and Economic Development did not provide any particular funding or plans for fighting HIV/AIDS, which is still a big health challenge of Uganda.

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HIV/AIDS preventive campaigns in Uganda

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 treating opportunistic infections, fail to work due to sickness, as well as resulting in many orphans and dependants in addition to the increased burden to provide Antiretroviral drugs and other care.

Despite relentless efforts by the government of Uganda to fight the HIV/AIDS scourge, the HIV prevalence rates have stagnated in the past seven years causing concern among various stakeholders.

Rev. Can. Gideon Byamugisha and Florence Buluba at the press conference

A Good will Ambassador from the Office of the Good will Ambassadors on HIV/AIDS, Rev. Can Gideon Byamugisha on Friday appealed to candidates to sign up to the platform and incorporate commitments to fighting HIV/AIDS in their manifestos.

While briefing journalists at the Uganda National Theatre, Rev. Can. Byamugisha says the organizations will carry out mass sensitization of the Ugandan voters urging them to vote for candidates who havecommitted to fighting HIV/AIDS in Uganda.

The Program Officer of the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS, Florence Buluba says the campaign will achieve great progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Uganda.

Some of the organizations that have come up to back the campaign include the International Community of Women Living with HIV, People Living With HIV and the Office of the Good Will Ambassadors on HIV/AIDS among others.

Statistics of HIV and AIDS in Uganda (by UNICEF)

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