| UGANDA: Can "love wheel" stop infidelity in marriage? |
 KAMPALA, 9 February 2011 (PlusNews) - Spin the wheel and get a tip to spoil your better half; spend more time together or go out for a romantic evening: A new Ugandan HIV prevention programme hopes a "love wheel" will encourage couples to seek excitement within their own marriages rather than in the arms outsiders.
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| AFRICA: Need for systematic HIV drug resistance testing |
 NAIROBI, 8 February 2011 (PlusNews) - HIV is a tough enough diagnosis, but when one contracts a strain of HIV resistant to some life-prolonging medicines, treatment options are limited. A new study has found that transmitted HIV drug resistance may be on the rise in Africa, and the authors warn that unless resistance surveillance is increased, the continent's treatment programmes could suffer.
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| UGANDA: Murder of gay activist "needs urgent investigation" |
 NAIROBI, 27 January 2011 (PlusNews) - Gay Ugandans say they are living in fear after the murder of David Kato, a prominent gay activist who opposed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill submitted to parliament in 2009.
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| UGANDA: Desperately seeking condoms in the north |
 GULU/NWOYA, 18 January 2011 (PlusNews) - For the third month running, men and women seeking condoms at local health centres in some northern Ugandan districts have found empty dispensers. Health workers warn that the continuing shortage could affect regional HIV prevention efforts.
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| UGANDA: Muslim women back condoms for HIV prevention |
 KASESE, 12 January 2011 (PlusNews) - Some Muslim women in western Uganda are demanding that a new HIV prevention programme for Muslims include condom promotion, going against calls by local religious leaders for the programme to be limited to messages on faithfulness and abstinence.
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| UGANDA: Strong turnout as male circumcision kicks off in the north |
 GULU, 22 December 2010 (PlusNews) - After years of hearing about the protective effects of medical male circumcision against HIV, many men in northern Uganda are taking advantage of a government move to provide the procedure free of charge.
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| UGANDA: "Sexual network" campaign lacking, says study |
 NAIROBI, 14 December 2010 (PlusNews) - Uganda has taken steps to address the HIV threat posed when people have multiple sexual partners, but according to a recent study, campaigns to address the issue are having a limited impact.
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| UGANDA: Striving to provide first-, second- and third-line ARVs |
 KAMPALA, 1 December 2010 (PlusNews) - Life-prolonging antiretroviral (ARV) medication is reaching more HIV-positive Ugandans than ever before, but health workers are concerned about how they will deal with the inevitable rise in drug resistance.
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| HIV/AIDS: MSM groups hail pill to prevent HIV |
 NAIROBI, 24 November 2010 (PlusNews) - Gay rights groups have hailed the results of the first study to show that an antiretroviral (ARV) drug can prevent HIV as an important step in the fight against HIV, but say that in countries that criminalize homosexuality, the breakthrough is unlikely to have a significant impact.
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| EAST AFRICA: CEOs lead by example, take public HIV tests |
 KAMPALA, 18 November 2010 (PlusNews) - At least 40 East African chief executive officers (CEOs) recently took public HIV tests, a move designed to show their commitment to fighting HIV in the workplace in an increasingly integrated region.
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