Kampala Key, Vulnerable and Priority Populations (KVP) News

  Bare virtue can't make nations live. Mindfulness makes nations thrive. The AHA is a detrimental capital to the overall public health principles rooted in calling for aspirations whose fabric and backdrop is mindfulness. Fast forward and subsequent to the AHA in Uganda, there are assumptions that have come about: a culture of stigma, intrusiveness and discrimination has churned out a guilt by association context. Men hugging in greeting will be suspect and so will women hugging; men sharing the same room and hotel bed will be suspect and so will women; innocent acts such as play-weddings among children of same-sex will be punished. Youths with sagging pants will be the pariah of society. Tomboys or boys who throw like girls stand warned. Rainbow symbolism of any kind be it in dress, dance, drama, flag or Rasta-culture, will trigger investigations into aiding, abetting, recruiting and sponsoring homosexual acts in Uganda. All this is circumstantial fodder that will feed into the ...

Uganda is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. The beauty is in three parameters: the people, the climate and nature. In fact she is known by the following monikers: Pearl, Gifted and Source of the Nile. Uganda the beautiful and bountiful Uganda is also known for putting up model social development initiatives. They put up one of the most aggressive fight against HIV under the able stewardship of His Excellency Dr. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.  But, prejudice toward those living with HIV, LGBTIQQ and other marginalized population groups is threatening to derail so many positive social development campaigns. The Seven Asks We hope that by ICASA 2021, Uganda will also be counted as one of the African countries where LGBTIQQ are: 1. Living and enjoying their right to life 2. Able to report to security agents cases of abuse and expect to be treated equally and fairly 3. Able to enjoy the freedoms that enhance beneficence 4. Able to continue and be re...