Tag Archives: #HIV prevention

Expanding Access of HIV Prevention Injection to Include Adolescents: MU-JHU

Researchers from the collaborative effort between Mulago-based Makerere University and Johns Hopkins University (MU-JHU) have disclosed that the soon-to-be-approved long-acting Cabotegravir injection, designed to prevent HIV, is deemed safe for adolescents. The administration of this HIV-preventing drug involves initial injections four weeks apart, followed by subsequent injections every eight weeks. The drug is intended for…

Uganda: Poor Nutrition evades suppressing HIV for Children living with HIV

Experts are concerned that Uganda may not meet its commitment to defeating HIV as an epidemic by 2030, as children living with the virus struggle to stay on treatment.    Michael Byamukama, the Country Director of the Regional Psycho-social Support Initiative (REPSSI), reports that the biggest reason children abandon treatment is lack of food.  When…

Uganda To Receive First Batch of US Donated HIV Preventive Injection Next Year

Uganda will receive its first batch of Injection Anti-Retroviral Therapies (ARVs) used as prevention for individuals at high risk of HIV next year.This has been revealed by Dr. Lisa Nelson, the Uganda Country Director for the US Centers for Disease Control. Dr. Nelson said while the Cabotegravir Long Acting Injection commonly known as Cab-LA was…

MOH Launches New HIV Self- Test Kit After Pilot among University Students

The Ministry of Health has launched a new HIV blood self-testing kit, which has been piloted and found effective for use among university students.  The Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, says that the test kit dubbed “Check Now” was developed by global medical device company Abbott and tested for effectiveness by the Uganda Virus Research…