Uganda government under pressure to boost ARV funding

Analysis: Condoms continue to confound Uganda

KAMPALA, 1 March 2013 (PlusNews) - The condom has played a central role in Uganda’s official HIV prevention strategy for over two decades, but the country has yet to get it right, with condom use declining and the government unable to meet what demand does exist. full report

Ugandan authorities concerned as HIV self-test kits hit the market

KAMPALA, 6 February 2013 (PlusNews) - The sale of HIV test kits to the public by private chemists in Uganda is causing concern among health officials, who feel that HIV testing should remain in the hands of professionals and be accompanied by counselling. full report

Uganda begins rollout of provider-initiated HIV testing

KAMPALA, 30 January 2013 (PlusNews) - All people who seek treatment in health centres in Uganda will be offered HIV testing and counselling under a new plan to increase access to HIV prevention and treatment. full report

Ugandan HIV campaign targets "cheaters"

KAMPALA, 23 January 2013 (PlusNews) - A new Ugandan HIV-prevention campaign that frankly addresses sexual infidelity is generating heated debate over the direction the country's HIV strategy should take. full report

HIV/AIDS: Uganda still behind on ARV target

KAMPALA, 7 January 2013 (PlusNews) - Uganda continues to fall short of achieving its goal of ensuring that 80 percent of people living with HIV receive antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) by 2015, according to the Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC). full report

UGANDA: Nnalongo Nakabuye, "Taking the drugs without food is taking yourself to the grave"

MUKONO, 11 December 2012 (PlusNews) - In October, a report by the Uganda AIDS Commission revealed that the country’s fishing community - considered one of the groups most at risk of contracting HIV - had inadequate access to life-prolonging antiretroviral drugs (ARVs). As of June 2012, just 948 of 6,225 fisherfolk in need of ARVs were receiving the drugs. full report

UGANDA: Profiles of infidelity, HIV vulnerability

KAMPALA, 30 November 2012 (PlusNews) - Married or cohabiting couples are at a higher risk of HIV infection in Uganda than their single counterparts, with some studies finding that as many as 65 percent of new infections occur in long-term relationships. The prevailing culture, a hybrid of traditional mores and more modern, western values, accepts - even expects - men, and increasingly women, to have a "side dish" - a euphemism for a sexual affair. full report

UGANDA: Fishing communities missing out on HIV treatment

KAMPALA, 26 November 2012 (PlusNews) - Fishing communities in in Uganda do not have adequate access to life-prolonging antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), posing a possible setback to the country’s fight against HIV, new statistics reveal. full report

HIV/AIDS: Despite progress, HIV efforts fall short

JOHANNESBURG, 20 November 2012 (PlusNews) - Record progress in reducing the number of new HIV infections and lowering the numbers of people dying from AIDS-related causes indicate that the end of AIDS is "entirely feasible". But the epidemic is not over in any part of the world, and is gaining pace in some. full report