KAMPALA- Uganda Aids Commission has revealed that Uganda recorded 49,111 new diagnosed positive tests between the months of October 2023 and June 2024.
This has been revealed by the director planning and strategic information at the commission Dr. Vincent Bagambe while appearing before the parliamentary committee on HIV/AIDS to explain on the new infections.
Bagambe says that within the 9 months, 49,111 newly diagnosed HIV positive tests were recorded in the country with the burden of recent infections much higher in females.
Bagambe added that of the new infections, the females were 31,243 representing 64 percent while the male were 17,868 representing 36 percent.
The statistics also show that Kalangala district has the highest prevalence at 13.1 percent followed by Kyotera district at 12.2 percent, Masaka city at 11.2 percent, Kalungu district at 9.9 percent while districts in West Nile have the lowest prevalence.
The Commission also revealed that Uganda recorded 19,000 AIDs related deaths in 2023 and although the number of women living with HIV is higher than males, more male deaths related to AIDs were recorded at 8,700 as compared to the females whose deaths were 8,200, while the country lost 3,200 children to AIDs related illness.
Bagambe called for increased investment in prevention interventions if Uganda is to reduce the new infections that have stagnated, especially among the young people.
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The board chairperson of the commission Ruth Ssenyonyi noted that their target is to ensure that everyone who tests positive can access medication.
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The deputy chairperson of Parliament’s committee on HIV/AIDS Stephen Kisa decried the limited funding of the commission to perform its roles in its regard.
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