Uganda
has been widely hailed as Africa's showcase for HIV/AIDS management
programmes. Ten years ago the Ugandan government set up centres
dedicated to HIV research and treatment to find ways of dealing
with the epidemic. This atmosphere of openness and political commitment
created high levels of awareness about HIV and its prevention
throughout the population.
This
Success story has been heavily criticised, but facts on ground
indicate the HIV prevalence rate has gone down. This has been
so because of the Governement policy of openness about the epidemic
together with other stakeholders most especially Ngo's, Fbo's
& Cbo's.
