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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kingdom of Buganda has hosted key partners, sponsors, and stakeholders of the annual Kabaka Birthday Run to present an accountability and impact report on the initiative’s contribution to the fight against HIV/AIDS. The breakfast meeting, presided over by the Katikkiro of Buganda, Owek. …

  By protecting budgets that reach  young women, Uganda will not only reduce HIV risk but also safeguard its human capital  COMMENT | HELLEN DIANA ZAWEDDE | Uganda is paying a hidden development cost because many young women are acquiring new HIV infections, however, equity responsive budgets can cut infections, keep …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) has recorded a sharp fall in both AIDS-related deaths and new HIV infections. Speaking during a sitting of the Parliamentary Committee on HIV/AIDS and Related Matters on Wednesday, 15 October 2025, Tom Etti, the Director for Partnership at UAC …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) has announced that it has signed an access agreement with Pharmaceutical Company Gilead Sciences to procure lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable for HIV prevention, for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This development, which …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Thousands of participants defied the early Sunday morning downpour to take part in the 2025 Kabaka’s Birthday Run—a high-profile annual event aimed at fighting HIV/AIDS. The run officially began at 7:12 am, flagged off by His Majesty Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, who used …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Hima Cement has reaffirmed its commitment to community health by contributing sh20 million towards this year’s Kabaka Birthday Run and celebrations, a landmark event aimed at fighting HIV/AIDS in Uganda. Scheduled for April 6, the run will mark the 70th birthday of Kabaka Ronald …

According to Uganda AIDS Commission statistics, Hoima City has the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in the region at 9.6%, followed by Masindi District at 6.1%.  Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda AIDS Commission has raised serious concern over the rising HIV prevalence rate in the Bunyoro sub-region, attributing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 12th edition of the Kabaka Birthday Run will champion the fight against HIV/AIDS.  The annual run, which attracts over 100,000 participants, serves as a key fundraising platform for health-related causes, with thematic shifts every three years, though the urgency of combating HIV/AIDS has …

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, as well as drugs that prevent transmission of the virus, closed here …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda AIDS Commission has been asked to consider refocusing the available HIV prevention messages as a strategic method to re-energize the fight to eliminate the virus by 2030. The HIV status report by the Uganda Aids Commission indicates that Uganda has recently registered …