When the legendary Yvonne Chaka Chaka stepped on stage with the amazingly funny Anne Kansiime, she revealed among other things that she loves the president of the republic of Uganda, H.E Y.K. Museveni because he has stood out in the fight against HIV and AIDS in Africa.
Yvonne revealed that our pres has taken a (very) big stand against AIDS giving a lot of Africans hope.
And that was entirely true;
The Ugandan government, through President Yoweri Museveni, has promoted a success story in the fight against HIV and AIDS, which has been the most effective national response to the pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa.
The government introduced HIV prevention programmes like Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT). Since it was launched in 2011, the UNAIDS Global Plan has had a marked effect on bringing HIV services to children and women in Uganda. By the end of 2013, 93% of pregnant women were tested for HIV and knew their result.
The overall PMTCT service coverage by March 2013 was 2,138 health facilities – 48% of all health facilities in the country. By the end of 2013, all 112 districts in the country had at least one health facility providing the full scope of PMTCT services.
Cheers old man!
