Nkonwa adds that the prevalence rate in Luweero town is attributed to high way truck drivers plying Kampala-Gulu highway who park there and entertainment places where revellers engage in the unprotected sexual behaviours
Speaking on Tuesday at the belated World AIDS Day Celebrations for Hoima district held at Mbarara primary school, the patients argue that there are no adequate drugs in the health facilities. Vivian Tumwesige, a 23-year-old youth says that failure to avail the health facilities with ARVs puts their lives at risk. She wants the government to available ARVs to all health facilities in the district.
In Agago, 250 prospective recruits turned up for the screening exercise out of which only 162 were shortlisted. However, 14 of the shot-listed candidates tested positive for Hepatitis B infections, one tested positive to HIV while others had body scars and mental health challenges.
Okello, started reacting to the anti-retroviral drugs just after a few days, and sought a second opinion from Aids Information Centre and later at Maries Stopes and Lira Regional Referral Hospital. Subsequent tests indicated that he did not have the virus that transmits HIV.
Margaret Apio, 47, a resident of Ochero Sub County in Kaberamaido district tested HIV positive about a year ago but to date she is yet to be enrolled a daily antiretroviral ARV treatment. Dr. Godfrey Balengera, Kaberamaido acting District Health Officer, says the likes of Apio are about 518 in the area who are not put on ARV therapy due to shortages of drugs.
The youth corners have been set up at Nyimbwa, Kalagala, Zirobwe Health Center IVs and Butuntumula Health Center III among other government units in the district. The friendly corners will provide youth-friendly services, counselling and guidance, testing for sexually transmitted infections, psychological support, condoms and health education at no cost.
The medical report submitted in justification of the condition had been obtained from Masaka health Centre III by a female patient who had issues with pregnancy. The State Attorney questioned how Kizito Ssekidde, a male suspect, could develop pregnancy related complications.
Dr. Allan Muruta, the Assistant Commissioner National Disease Control in the Health Ministry, says the issuance of fake HIV results seems to be increasing.
The money from the Centre for Disease Control-CDC through Baylor Uganda will be given to 142 health facilities in the seven districts including Kabarole, Kasese, Ntoroko, Bundibugyo, Kamwenge, Kyenjojo and Kyegegwa. Twenty-two community based organisations CBOs in the region were also given 550 million Shillings for HIV/AIDS treatment and management.
According to Sidibe, without following donor money, sustainability and drawing a transition plan would be difficult. Sidibe also appealed to Kadaga to increase advocacy against stigma and discrimination against persons living with AIDS.
An Israeli firm behind the only nonsurgical medical male circumcision is remodeling its device over tetanus risk concerns. This follows confirmation by the World Health Organisation WHO that there was a higher risk of tetanus in circumcision performed with the elastic collar compression device compared to other circumcision methods that remove the foreskin at the time of the procedure.
Evelyn Chemutai, the Bukwo Woman MP and Vice Chairperson of the HIV/AIDS committee in Parliament, says this money will enable the government take charge of the AIDS epidemic in the country instead of relying on donors.
Steven Sseruyange the Chairperson of Youths Living with HIV, says the delay to conduct the tests takes a huge toll on the life of people who visit medical centers when they are frail and need quick help.
The guidelines released as countries commemorate World Tuberculosis day will help them to adhere to ethics standards to protect rights of all those affected.
Inadequate supply of option B plus medication and shortage of medical workers is affecting the implementation of the Prevention of Mother to Child HIV Transmission PMTCT programme in Ntoroko district.
With just two months implementation, Soroti district has already registered promising success with number of those enrolled on antiretroviral treatment-ART increasing from approximately 11,000 to over 13,000.At Princess Diana health center IV in Soroti district, the number of people living with HIV has increased from 445 to 470 just within a month of implementation of the new treatment strategy.
The health facility community framework strategy launched in Fort Portal on Tuesday aims at enabling people living with HIV in the community to access treatment without any hindrances.
The new guidelines aim to simplify health service delivery for health workers and speed up Ugandas efforts to achieve the 90:90:90, an ambitious treatment target set by the United Nations, according to Prof Anthony Mbonye, the acting director of health services in Uganda.
Police in Kabale is holding a twenty-two-year-old man for allegedly injecting his two nephews with blood infected with HIV/AIDS. The suspect has been identified as Bosco Ngusi, a resident of Hakabungo cell in Mukaranje ward, Katuna town council. The incident occurred on December 12th this year.
