Introduction For years, People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in Uganda have led healthy, productive lives, supported by crucial global funding for antiretroviral therapy (ART) and other essential services. However, the executive order issued by former U.S. President Donald Trump on January 24 abruptly halted funding, leaving PLHIV and stakeholders stunned. The repercussions of this decision…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that scientists have yet to determine how a Ugandan health worker contracted the Sudan virus disease, ultimately leading to their death. During a meeting on Thursday, Otim Patrick Ramadan, a Health Emergency Officer at the WHO Africa office, disclosed that a team of epidemiologists has been dispatched to…
The decision by United States President Donald Trump to suspend US foreign aid, including funding for HIV treatment, has sparked widespread misinformation regarding drug access. This has led to fears in the community, potentially deterring clients from picking up their refills, which could adversely affect their health and care progress. Dr. Benard Michael Etukoit,…
This story was originally published by Global Press Journal KAMPALA, UGANDA — Clinics that provide medicine to people with HIV/AIDS, as well as drugs that prevent transmission of the virus, closed here this week as the United States stopped nearly all foreign development assistance. “These services are no more. All staff at the clinic were…