Africa Knowledge Management Portal
Informing health decisions and actions
Description
Uganda was one of the first African countries to respond aggressively to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, moving rapidly to institute measures aimed at preventing HIV transmission. HIV prevalence rates once described as being among the highest in Africa and tending toward 30% have declined to under 10 % within the last two decades. Although there is evidence of a decline in new infections, the number of people already infected and progressing to AIDS is increasing