Disease Prevention and Management

In sub-Saharan Africa, girls and young women are disproportionately affected by HIV, accounting for 74% of new infections. In Uganda, where 1.4 million people live with HIV, adolescent girls and young women are particularly vulnerable, with 500 new infections occurring weekly. Factors like gender-based violence, limited access to education and health services, and inadequate social protection increase their risk of contracting HIV. Research shows that young women who have experienced intimate partner violence are 50% more likely to acquire HIV compared to those who have not.

Liz, a 22-year-old mother from Birra village in Mubende District, reflects on how her life could have taken a different turn without the intervention of Joyce, a Peer Mother from Makokoto Sub-County, supported by Mildmay Uganda.

The end-line evaluation of the "Accelerating Epidemic Control in the Mubende Region" project, funded by CDC/PEPFAR and implemented by Mildmay Uganda, showcases remarkable progress in HIV epidemic control across 142 health facilities in eight districts.

Qualitative Insights Reveal Strengths and Challenges in HIV-Differentiated Service Delivery Models

Evaluation of Differentiated HIV Service Delivery Models (DSDMs) Shows Promising Results

Growing and living below the hills of Ogili, Kumele Wicere Village, 31-year-old, Vincent Okwera Lapi beams with joy and excitement as he welcomes us to his home. It’s this joy and excitement that defines Vincent’s passion of saving lives more especially within his community - a call that has become a realty through working as a VHT at Omiya Anyima Health Center III.

Poverty remains a key driver of HIV in Uganda. This coupled with other structural divers like gender-based violence and social cultural norms significantly predispose women to HIV. The situation is visibly worse among adolescent girls and young women aged 10 to 24 who are about 3 times more at risk than their counterparts’ males of the same age. 

Rebecca Nalukwago 21 years lost her father at a tender age of seven years, the sole family breadwinner and was left to live with her mother. This fate led to her childhood being characterized by ill health and interrupted education.