HIV activists have expressed their dismay at the sluggish adoption of newly approved HIV prevention methods, such as the dapivirine vaginal ring and the cabotegravir injection, in African countries,” remarked Winnie Byanyima, the UNAIDS Executive Director. She was speaking at a meeting in Kampala during the launch of a new manifesto aimed at advocating for…
The detrimental impact of stigma and discrimination on school dropout rates and HIV transmission in Uganda’s Mid-North region cannot be overlooked. The recently released findings from the Uganda Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA) 2020-2021 shed light on the concerning situation in the Lango sub-region. The prevalence of HIV in this area is alarmingly high, standing…
Some People Living with HIV/AIDS in Bududa district are selling life-prolonging Anti-Retroviral drugs (ARVs) to cattle keepers, especially those involved in fattening bulls. Bududa district has over 500 people enrolled on ARVs, which they receive after every four months. Esther Wambewo, one of the People Living With HIV, says that she is forced to sell some…
Amuru district health department has resorted to the door to door delivery of the life-prolonging Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to people living with HIV following the suspension of public transport. The door to door campaign will benefit 3,194 people living with HIV in hard to reach areas and cannot easily access health facilities to get the…
By Jael Namiganda HIV community-based prevention services were greatly affected when Uganda imposed the first lock down but some service providers came up with innovative ways to help with the access to drugs and to keep services going. In Uganda, a lock down was imposed by the president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in March 2020 and the…
26 January 2021 – Important advances in HIV prevention research were announced today at the 4th HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P // Virtual), convened by IAS – the International AIDS Society. Highlights included findings from a pair of trials evaluating whether infusions with a broadly neutralizing antibody (bNAb) can prevent HIV acquisition and positive…
BY Malik Fahad Jjingo HEJNU member in MASAKA On Tuesday at 13;56 a volunteer in Masaka City received a shot in the arm and became one of the first of the 1,600 volunteers to participate in a massive African-led HIV vaccine trial. The trial which will take place in four African countries of Uganda, Tanzania, South…
The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors (www.AfDB.org) on Wednesday approved $27.33 million in grants to boost the African Union’s (AU) efforts to mobilize a continental response to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. The approval follows a meeting of the extended Bureau of the Conference of Heads of State and Government with Africa’s private sector on…
By Vivian Agaba People living with HIV especially those not adhering to their drugs are more likely to be affected by coronavirus disease, experts say. In 2018, an estimated 1.4 million people were living with HIV, and an estimated 23,000 Ugandans died of AIDS-related illnesses. As of 2018 around 73% of adults living with HIV and 66%…
Name of person responsible /Facilitator: Esther Nakkazi Café Name/Title: HIV Prevention Sponsor: AVAC Speaker’s name Dr. Bernard Kikaire; Uganda Virus Research Institute Patricia Magoba; Aids Orphans Education Trust Edmund Tayebwa; The Aids Support Organization (TASO) The speakers came from the Uganda Virus Research Institute, The Aids Support Organization, and the Aids Orphans Education Trust. Date…