Ntungamo district has been put on high alert over the increased cases of new HIV/AIDS infections in comparison to other districts in the Mbarara cluster. The Health Educator Ntungamo District and HIV/AIDS focal person Dr. Twesigye Nestelio revealed the findings. He made this revelation in a meeting with the press in Ntungamo District yesterday at the Trek Savannah Hotel. Dr. ...
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City singer, Sheebah Karungi famously known as Queen Karma, has come out and advised her fans to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS because it is very real and it is not yet over. Sheebah said this on international World AIDS day that happens annually on 1st December. HIV has been in existence for so many years now. At first when it ...
Read More »Journalists Urged To Spearhead Spreading HIV/AIDS Prevention Messages
Journalists in the southwestern region have been urged to join the team in the fight against HIV/AIDS. This is among the key populations in the districts of Ntungamo, Kabale, and Lyantonde. Apparently, most of the populations in communities have continued to face a lot of challenges in this fight. Some of them include stigma, discrimination, sexual harassment and poverty. Wasswa ...
Read More »HIV Drugs Run Out Of Stock, Causes Panic People Living With HIV
There has been a stock out of ARVs in the country that has caused fear among the people living with HIV/AIDS. Apparently, for the last four to five months there has been a crisis of absence of third-line ARVs. Patients have experienced a lot of difficulties in adhering to life-saving treatment. While addressing the media, people Living with HIV/Aids and ...
Read More »Uganda Celebrates World AIDS Day Today
Uganda today is joining the world in celebrating World AIDS day. This time around the theme of the celebration is “End Inequalities, End AIDs.” The celebrations in Uganda will take place at Kololo with President Museveni as the chief guest. The president started a campaign with the health ministry to end AIDs by 2030. He said by 2030, the country ...
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