via AllAfrica.com, by Henry Zakumumpa
"The trouble for us in Uganda is that we are falling behind in global efforts to rein in new HIV infection rates an endeavor we were renowned for in the 1990s.
Sadly, Uganda's losing HIV prevention effort is out of step with the rest of the world where prevalence is actually going down. Even the worse- hit Southern African countries have registered a 25% reduction in HIV prevalence according to UNAIDS."
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"The trouble for us in Uganda is that we are falling behind in global efforts to rein in new HIV infection rates an endeavor we were renowned for in the 1990s.What is troubling is that many more people in Uganda are going to need AIDS treatment because of the spike in new HIV infections, driven primarily by married couples, but also because people with HIV/AIDS are now living longer, at a time when western donor countries are actually cutting AIDS funding.
Many AIDS treatment centres in Uganda are already turning away new patients due to donor funding caps, with some centres tragically sharing drugs amongst their patients. What is going to happen when thousands of Ugandans newly require AIDS treatment and they are turned away at treatment centres?
Sadly, Uganda's losing HIV prevention effort is out of step with the rest of the world where prevalence is actually going down. Even the worse- hit Southern African countries have registered a 25% reduction in HIV prevalence according to UNAIDS."
Read the rest.
[Content that is linked from other sources is for informational purposes and should not construe a Mapping Pathways position.]
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