THE coming of antiretroviral drugs into the country has cast aside the fear of HIV/AIDS, making Ugandans resume their old ways of promiscuity, the First Lady has noted.
UGANDA is one of the leading HIV vaccine research countries in the world and the quality of work done is to global standards, the executive director of Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise said.
A study conducted recently in Kampala and whose findings were published this month in the journal Aids Behaviour says recognition of gay and bisexual men in local HIV prevention programmes and education messages is urgently needed.
THE 3rd Division commander, Brig. Patrick Kankiriho, has warned Karimojong warriors against engaging in reckless sexual behavior that would put them at risk of contracting the HIV/AIDS virus.
HIV prevalence rates are stagnating or even edging up slightly and health officials are taking a new look at controlling the scourge. Advocates point to Cuba, where a combination of universal testing and aggressive early treatment has brought prevalence down
Pregnant women at the Kilimanjaro regional hospital, Mawenzi, are in danger of contracting communicable diseases as a result of congestion in the wards. At least four pregnant mothers mostly in labour are currently sharing a bed in some of the
At 17, Julia Metito* (*not her real name) should be in her final year in secondary school in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, but three years ago she had leave school to give birth and then nurse a child. Today, she