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UGANDA TAKES A GIANT LEAP BACKWARDS
IN THE GLOBAL STRUGGLE AGAINST HIV & AIDS
The International Community of Women Living with HIV condemns the passage of the HIV Prevention and AIDS Control Bill 2010 by the Uganda 9th Parliament. The Bill endangers the lives of Ugandan women living with HIV and undermines Uganda’s already backsliding response to HIV.
KAMPALA, Uganda— The passage of the HIV Prevention and AIDS Control Bill represents a dangerous backslide in Uganda’s efforts to respond to HIV. While the Bill may have been intended to facilitate and improve the HIV response in Uganda, it contains many poorly conceived and fear-induced provisions that have no place in a public health and human-rights-based response to HIV. The Bill will weaken Uganda’s HIV prevention efforts and will have a disproportionate and detrimental impact on the rights of women and girls living with HIV.

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  1. Nancy Imali November 18, 2015 Reply

    Good day!
    I hope this email finds you well. My name is Nancy, a radio journalist working with a community/learning radio station in Kakamega, Western Kenya and I run a weekly radio programme on HIV and AIDS in conjuction with the AIDS CONTROL UNIT at my place of work; 103.9 MMUST FM.

    I have read widely about your activities, and I am most interested to further know what you do, other activities that you undertake here in Kenya, and if there’s a way that your organization can incorporate radio journalists in your team to help spread your agenda. Especially those that produce programs in tandem with your agenda.

    May I ask, do you have a network of journalists across the region that are able to help with your agenda? My interest lies with the possibility that I might be able to generate news stories from activities you undertake or positive broadcast programs to our listener-ship and much more.

    Awaiting a positive response from you.

    Kind Regards,
    Nancy Imali
    imalinancy@gmail.com/nogonyo@mmust.ac.ke
    +254 725453916

    1. icwea November 20, 2015 Reply

      Dear Nancy,

      It is great to hear from you and we would definately like to work with you. Let us continue the conversation on email.

      Thank you.

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