Military personnel are amongst the highest-risk populations for contracting HIV, due to factors such as stress, mobility, sexually active age ranges, and significant time spent away from family and loved ones. In Uganda, the overall HIV prevalence is 6.2%, with the rate…
Every Thursday, 19-year-old Ibrahim visits the adolescent HIV clinic at Bugiri Hospital in East Central Uganda. Ibrahim lives with HIV and relies on daily anti-retroviral treatment to keep him healthy. On this day, Ibrahim is not visiting the clinic as a patient….
For Ms. Sodonia Ayika, managing her HIV required an entire day and a 30 kilometer walk to her nearest health center. She would get up at 6 a.m., walk 15 kilometers from her home to the Patongo Health Center IV, and arrive…
As the Reading within Reach (REACH) initiative winds down, it celebrates its accomplishments in improving the effectiveness and sustainability of early grade reading interventions worldwide, providing children a foundational base to achieve a more economically stable future. The five-year initiative, funded by the U.S. Agency…
While the Zika virus outbreak has waned in the Caribbean and Latin America, scientists are certain the disease will return. With the transition to a more sustained response, efforts are focused on strengthening newborn and well-child care systems so they can cope…
Uganda spearheaded a rigorous response to the HIV epidemic in the 1990s and early 2000s, making significant headway in the fight against HIV. But between 2005 and 2013 a resurgence of HIV infections occurred. The Ministry of Health and partners are now…
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the top killers worldwide, ranking above HIV/AIDS. South Africa is one of the 14 countries with the highest burdens of tuberculosis (TB), TB / HIV, and multidrug-resistant TB. The USAID-funded, URC-implemented Tuberculosis South Africa Project partners with the Government…
In Uganda, as per National TB Prevalence Survey findings, urban areas have a higher burden of tuberculosis (TB) (504 per 100,000) than rural areas (370 per 100,000) and 37.3% of individuals with TB symptoms seek care from private health facilities. Given these…
Hajira, a 22-year-old mother living in Bulamawo Village in Luuka District, East Central Uganda, was not producing enough breast milk for her two-month old son Nicholas. Nicholas weighed only 3 kilograms – well below the 5-kilogram average weight of a two-month old…
Prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Central America is highest among high-risk populations, i.e., men who have sex with men, transgender persons, male and female sex workers, and clients of sex workers and their partners. The prevalence rate among transgender populations throughout the region…