UAC Aims at Mobilizing Phone Users for the Expanded One Dollar Initiative

  In the expanded One Dollar Initiative (ODI), the Uganda Aids Commission (UAC) is endeavoring to secure a minimum contribution of one dollar, equivalent to approximately 4,000 Uganda Shillings, from each mobile phone user in Uganda. The aim is to generate sufficient funds to support various HIV/AIDS interventions across the country. Launched in Uganda in…

Zombo District Employs HIV-Positive Teens as Peer Educators in the Battle Against HIV/AIDS

The Zombo District People Living with HIV/AIDS Forum has embarked upon a commendable initiative, leveraging the agency of HIV-positive teenagers as peer educators. This strategic move unfolds against the backdrop of a disconcerting surge, with the tally of individuals grappling with the challenges of HIV/AIDS surpassing the formidable threshold of 4,000, as elucidated by the…

HIGH HIV Prevalence Among Key Populations Complicates AIDS Fight in Uganda

The fight against AIDS in Uganda is complicated by the high prevalence of HIV among key populations. According to the Uganda AIDS Commission, commercial sex workers and men who have sex with men are particularly vulnerable to HIV infection. Unfortunately, commercial sex work and homosexuality are illegal in Uganda, creating an environment of fear, stigma,…

Repealing discriminatory Laws Targeting People Living with HIV/AIDs Saves Lives

Repealing discriminatory laws against people living with HIV/AIDS saves lives and helps advance the end of the pandemic, says Winnie Byanyima, the Executive Director of UNAIDS. Byanyima observes that criminalizing laws chase people away from life-saving treatment and need to be removed. This was part of her message as the world marks Zero Discrimination Day,…