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African-led two-way HIV test trial launches in Uganda

Our ReporterDecember 17, 2020December 17, 2020

Masaka, Uganda; The PrEPVacc trial, testing two ways to prevent HIV at the same time has begun giving its first injections and medicines to participants, at the Medical Research Council/Uganda...

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First man cured of HIV dies of cancer

Our ReporterOctober 1, 2020October 1, 2020

By AFP The first person to be cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown -known as the "Berlin Patient" - has died after a battle with cancer, the International Aids Society...

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1.4m Ugandans HIV positive, Kalangala on top

Our ReporterAugust 10, 2020August 10, 2020

The Minister for Presidency Hon. Esther Mbayo together with the Director General of Uganda Aids Commission, has noted an increase in sexual violence, child abuse and HIV infections. She was...

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No lockdown on sex, experts warn teens

Our ReporterMay 14, 2020May 14, 2020

Health experts are concerned about the rising cases of HIV/AIDS infections especially in the time of coronavirus lockdown. “We must note that access to sexual reproductive care services is a...

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Second patient cured of HIV, say doctors

Our ReporterMarch 10, 2020March 10, 2020

Image copyright ANDREW TESTA/NEW YORK TIMES/REDUX/EYEVINE Image caption Adam Castillejo wants to be "an ambassador of hope" By BBCA man from London has become the second person in the world...

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Men sue Marie Stopes over fake lifeguard condoms

Our ReporterFebruary 26, 2020February 27, 2020

Marie Stopes Uganda has been dragged to courts of law for allegedly supplying fake lifeguard condoms that left users with sexually transmitted diseases as well as the dreaded incurable HIV....

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MPs blame HIV on too much sex at festivals

Our ReporterFebruary 19, 2020February 19, 2020

The Director General of the Uganda AIDS Commission, Dr Nelson Musoba has revealed that the organisation is underfunded as they continue with the fight against the HIV/AIDS. Appearing before the...

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Nambooze: don’t demonise MC Kats for HIV+ status

Our ReporterDecember 22, 2019December 22, 2019

By MP Bakireke Nambooze The news that a celebrity young man and a lady he loves.... both of them being young parents are facing a heart breaking condition of living...

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MC Kats declares: I have AIDS

Our ReporterDecember 21, 2019December 21, 2019

City MC Edwin Katamba aka MC Kats left many speechless on Friday night when he declared that he is HIV positive. Kats who returned to the country about three days...

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Self-testing a powerful tool to dismantle stigma around HIV

Our ReporterOctober 18, 2019October 18, 2019

A UNAIDS 2019 data report estimates around 23.8 million people in Africa have been diagnosed HIV positive, while another 4.7 million people could be living with the disease with no...