Fort Portal City Aims for Single-Digit HIV Prevalence Through Strategic Integration and Enhanced Financing
Lucky Patrick In a move to curb its persistently high HIV prevalence, Fort Portal City has set an ambitious target to reduce its HIV rate to a single digit. This commitment was underscored during a high-level meeting held in the RCC Boardroom, where officials from the Uganda Network of AIDS Service Organizations (UNASO), the Ministry […]
Continue ReadingFort Portal Mayor Calls for Urgent Health Response as HIV Rates Hit 14.3%
By Alice K Fort Portal City Mayor, Asaba Edison Ruyonga has called upon the Ministry of Health to organize a health camp in Fort Portal and Kabarole to address the high prevalence rate in the region. According to recent statistics, Fort Portal City has an HIV prevalence rate of 14.3%, while Kabarole stands at […]
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Kabarole: 84% of HIV Patients Abscond Treatment
Sylvia At least 84% people living with HIV in Kabarole have reportedly run away from taking their daily anti-retro-viral drugs. According to, the district health educator [DHE] Kabarole, Catherine Kemigabo, reports indicate that a total of 236 have stopped from taking their medication thus leading to the death of 19 patients. […]
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Worry looms In Fort Portal As Men Fear HIV Check Up, Rely On Their Wives’ Results
Following the recent outcry by religious leaders about increasing HIV infections in Tooro region notably areas of Fort Portal, Kabarole and Kyenjojo, political and health leaders have broken the silence on the disease. While Uganda as a nation jubilates a tremendous improvement in the fight against HIV/AIDs, Fort Portal continues to register an increase in […]
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