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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Aids Support Organization-TASO, Gulu care centre has embarked on community distribution of antiretroviral drugs to people living with HIV. At least 87 distribution points have been created in the eight districts of the Acholi sub region to enable the patients to access treatment during …

UN vowed to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 by achieving 95 percent diagnosed among all people living with HIV, 95 percent on antiretroviral therapy among diagnosed, and 95 percent virally suppressed among treated United Nations | Xinhua | The UN General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a political declaration, in which …

PEPFAR has invested more than $4 billion in Uganda alone, and more than $90 billion worldwide, over the past 18 years to save more than 19 million lives. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPEDNENT |  A record 18th U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Country Operation Plan for Uganda has …

Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) has started delivering HIV drug refills to people in the Island areas of Kalangala district using medical drones.   The delivery will start in Bufumira Islands as a project that will assess the effectiveness of using the technology to deliver medicines …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Atleast 3 women with mental disabilities are reportedly infected in Gulu District daily with HIV. The prevalence of the HIV in the District is at 14 percent, with 27,000 tested persons living with the infections, according to the report by the Gulu District Health Department. …

Global HIV targets for 2020 which were agreed to in 2016 were missed United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for efforts to address inequalities in order to bring the world back on track to end AIDS by 2030. There has been intensive action and progress against …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers at Makerere University – John Hopkins Research Collaboration (MU-JHU) are embarking on a new study to establish the effectiveness of using the new HIV drug, Islatravir in HIV prevention as a Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). Dr Gatti Brenda Mirembe, the principal investigator on the study …

Prevalence of depression and other mental health disorders is high among people living with HIV Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A psychiatrist at Makerere University has urged the Ministry of Health to adopt group mental healthcare also known as group support psychotherapy for people living with HIV that develop depression. …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 62-year-old man in Kabale district is in trouble for allegedly defiling and marrying his ten-year-old biological daughter. The suspect currently being detained at Kabale central police station has been identified as Gerevazio Tiryambwenu, a resident of Rwamukundi village in Kirigime ward, Southern division Kabale …

On Jan.27, Winnie Byanyima, the Executive Director of UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, spoke during the opening plenary at this year’s virtual HIV Research for Prevention (HIV R4P) Conference. Byanyima who spoke under the theme, “Where will we be in 2025?” detailed plans for a new UNAIDS …