Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | The head of Uganda’s leading state agency in the fight against HIV/AIDS on Tuesday warned that the country is facing financing shortages amid reduced international support. Nelson Musoba, director general of Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC), in a statement issued said in the wake of emerging global …
Read More »Gov’t urged to meet 50 per cent of HIV/AIDS funding
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) has appealed to government to increase its funding towards the fight against HIV/AIDs. The UAC wants government to shoulder at least half of the financial burden in a bid to reduce donor dependence. The Director General for UAC, Dr. Nelson …
Read More »Uganda strives to consolidate gains in HIV/AIDS fight amid COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is striving to consolidate the gains in the fight against HIV/AIDS despite the impact of COVID-19, a senior health official said on Wednesday. “COVID-19 did not spare the National HIV and AIDS Response. However, there was a 41 percent decline in HIV testing and …
Read More »We shall support HIV/AIDS Trust Fund – Oulanyah
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament will support operationalising of the HIV/AIDS Trust Fund, Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has pledged. MPs passed the HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Act, in 2014 providing for an HIV/AIDS Trust Fund through which government would levy taxes on alcohol and soft drinks to fund …
Read More »HIV/AIDS infections high among older men-Health Experts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a rise in HIV infection among older men according to health experts. Information from Uganda Aids Commission-UAC shows that majority of men between 45 and 49 years of age who have been seeking for health services in the past years tested positive. This …
Read More »UAC to streamline operations of NGOs dealing in HIV/AIDS programs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Aids Commission-UAC is to start streamlining the operations of Non-Governmental Organizations-NGOs dealing in HIV/Aids programs. According to the UAC, although there are over 3,000 NGOs in the country providing HIV/Aids services, majority of them abandon the rural areas and concentrate in the …
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