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@kfm Sun, 14 Jan 2024 09:57:23

Govt takes HIV fight to university

By Abubaker Kirunda and Tausi Nakato The government through the Ministry of Education has commissioned 140 students from Makerere University to help fight against HIV/Aids, especially among the youth. This is after statistics from the Uganda Aids Commission (UAC) revealed that more than 50,000 new HIV infections in the last two years were among young people aged 15 and 24 years. The statistics further indicate that young people contributed three-quarters of new infections (39,000 out of 50,900) in 2021 and 2022 and that 1,000 new infections are being registered every week, infecting predominately the young population between the age of 15 and 24. The graduates have been commissioned by the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Ms Janet […]

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