Not only does the 35-year-old fear for his own survival as he takes life-saving anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs - but he says he will have to split up from his wife as they can no longer have safe sex. His partner is HIV-negative and relies on PrEP, a medicine that reduces the risk of contracting HIV.

A multi-national, multi-institutional study investigators found little natural resistance to a new HIV therapy called lenacapavir in a population of patients in Uganda.

The US aid freeze has critically impacted thousands in Uganda, especially those with HIV, by halting the supply of crucial ARV drugs and preventive medications. This disruption has forced clinics to shut down,

The Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) is urgently seeking Shs300 bnto cover a critical funding shortfall following the abrupt withdrawal of USAID support.The commission warns that without immediate intervention,

NEWS ANALYSIS. Despite the waiver granted by the US, the global system for fighting HIV – which still causes 630,000 deaths a year, 60% of them in Africa – has been shaken.

As US President Donald Trump ends nearly all foreign aid funding, access to medicines that have suppressed an epidemic for decades will disappear. Kampala, Uganda | Nakisanze Segawa Global Press Journal Uganda |  Clinics that provide medicine to people with HIV/AIDS,

Detained Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye, on hunger strike for a week, has been returned to prison after being in a clinic overnight, his allies have said. The 68-year-old was rushed to a private medical facility in a prison ambulance as his his health was deteriorating, his lawyer Erias Lukwago wrote earlier on Facebook.

Simon Peter Singo, medical director at Mengo Hospital, a teaching hospital in Kampala, warns of an impending health crisis, particularly in HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention. “The donor money has been used to pay salaries of the HIV staff team [at Mengo ...

To improve access to information and services on Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for young people, Reach A Hand Uganda (RAHU)  is actively providing free sexual and reproductive health services to residents in various communities as part of its ongoing Safe Love campaign.

The unstaffed reception area at the Kampala offices of Uganda Young Positives (UYP) on February 12. UYP is a nongovernmental organization that aims to improve the quality of life for young people living with HIV/AIDS and reduce infection rates through ...

However, certain regions--particularly the Central region, including Kampala--continue to struggle with higher HIV prevalence rates, largely due to urbanization and population density. Uganda has ...