Helping to combat the spread of HIV and AIDS in Uganda Tackling the rise of HIV infections Over 33 million people worldwide live with HIV, a number which is rising yearly as the virus spreads. Most people who have the disease live in poor and developing countries where education, advice and support may not be widely available. Since the 1980s and 90s Uganda has been one of these countries. Struggling with an HIV and AIDS epidemic the country was reporting, year upon year, the highest percentage of new HIV infections in eastern Africa. Some work was done to help counteract the problem with prevalence numbers dipping around 2004 but since then infection has steadily been on the rise again. This rise has highlighted the need to take a new approach to awareness raising involving not only the p

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