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Add to Preferred SourcesThe United States (US) government has increased its assistance to HIV treatment and prevention in Uganda by about Shs40 billion from last year’s $391(Shs1.41 trillion) to $402 million (Shs1.45trillion) this year.
The money is intended to strengthen health and laboratory systems and to provide essential HIV commodities, including lifesaving medicines to health facilities and patients.
Extended through the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the funds will support Uganda’s efforts to realise the ambitious “90-90-90” goals.
The goals mean by the year 2020, 90 per cent of all people living with HIV will know their status; 90 per cent of all people diagnosed with HIV will be on Anti-Retroviral (ARV) therapy; and 90 per cent of the people receiving ARVs will have viral suppression.
“A healthy life ultimately produces a prosperous future. The US government remains committed to reducing the threat of HIV/Aids and building a healthy future for all,” US Ambassador to Uganda Deborah Malac.
Currently, HIV/Aids prevalence in Uganda is estimated at 7.3 per cent as per the last survey in 2011.
Source: allAfrica. Read full article here.
19 May, 2017