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Uganda: The Status of HIV Prevention in 2017

 Uganda: The Status of HIV Prevention in 2017
 Uganda: The Status of HIV Prevention in 2017

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2

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UNFPA

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Uganda: The Status of HIV Prevention in 2017

Publication date

05 October 2017

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As of 2015, 1,500,000 people were living with HIV in Uganda. Among adults, HIV prevalence among adults aged 15-49 stands at 7.1%; while among women it stands at 8.3%. Evidence-based prevention programs, such as condom programming, voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), key population programs, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and antiretroviral therapy (ART) are cost-effective when they focus on those affected most. But we still have a long way to go.