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KAMPALA, Uganda – While government efforts to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS are paying off, there are behavioural challenges with leading social cultures like widow inheritance that are still hampering the much desired results. Widow inheritance in Uganda is nearly practiced by all tribes across the country. Despite its practice among many cultures in Uganda and in Africa, widow inheritance is a violation of a number of rights of women that majorly involve widows of childbearing age. When a woman loses her husband, she is asked to marry one of... Read More

KAMPALA, Uganda – In Uganda, according to the 2018UNAIDS statistics, there were over 1.4 million people living with HIV/AIDS. Many of these live outside the central region where access to drugs is comparatively difficult as the people living with AIDS can’t access the different avenues that provide them with Anti-Retroviral Drugs (ARVs) and other health services. The main reason is that those living outside the cities rely on the transportation of the drugs and healthcare givers to their regions. This transportation was however greatly disrupted when COVID-19 hit the country... Read More

KAMPALA, Uganda – In the month of August 2020, the Legal Team at Uganda Network on Law, Ethics, and HIV/AIDS (UGANET) concluded mentorship sessions in North Eastern Uganda including a dialogue with Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV) clients in Nakapiripirit. This marked a week-long program that saw the team traverse Napak, Moroto and Nakapiripirit districts among others. The sessions were part of a bigger project that has seen different teams from UGANET traverse all the six regions in the country, while meeting with PLHIV and duty bearers while also offering... Read More