Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Africa - Voice of America: In Uganda, HIV Prevention No Longer Just ABC

Africa - Voice of America
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In Uganda, HIV Prevention No Longer Just ABC
Jul 11th 2012, 16:41

KAMPALA — Uganda enjoyed tremendous success reducing its AIDS prevalence rate in the 1990s through a campaign based on the ABCs: Abstain, Be Faithful or Use a Condom.  Now new infections are on the rise again.  As health workers struggle to keep HIV in check, the country is moving beyond its celebrated ABC message to new prevention strategies.  By 1986 - four years after the first AIDS patient was diagnosed in Uganda - the country was in the middle of an epidemic.  Some ...

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