Kampala Key, Vulnerable and Priority Populations (KVP) News

PEPFAR money is very much needed for various HIV Prevention and Care activities by different organizations and institutions across the Uganda.  Uganda will be able to win the fight against HIV, because no organization will be denied  this money. Denying them money will mean "no one left behind" was  rhetorical and not meant as a practical strategy. This also goes to show Taste-bias. Or, let us face it: They are simply ignorant about the appropriate actions HIV Prevention and Care requires. Up to now there are some Implementing Partners (IPs) denying grass root HIV Prevention and Care Community Based Organizations (CBOs) funds on very flimsy excuses outside epidemic control goals. This money will increase critical activities that promote diagnosing, treating and preventing HIV in areas or among population groups with high rates of new HIV cases. This will be entrenched into the treatment cascade goals. Once the awards are disbursed to recipient...

The LGBTIQ+ in Uganda can ably and effectively contribute to eradicating HIV. They have within them people who have worked so tirelessly to mobilize communities for testing and other attendant activities driving uptake and roll-out of response.  Strategic Litigation And Human Rights Advocacy:  From 2000-2019 funding has been provided for Strategic Litigation and Human Rights Mobilization and Advocacy. Almost all activities were: paying for office rent, Litigation, Workshops, salaries for officers and activities geared at raising consciousness toward rights.  Whereas funding was available none of it was provided for caring for the LGBTIQ+ Living with HIV. Rights advocacy work is necessary and commendable but it made it very hard for the Gay medical doctors to provide input or say. Health issues remained to be the work of these selfless medical doctors who decided to use their own funds to care for over 800+ LGBTIQ+ Living With HIV. Strategic HIV/AIDS Preventio...