By Raymond Baguma
THE Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) has drafted a national strategy to streamline the communication of HIV/AIDS messages to the public.

The director general, Dr. Kihumuro-Apuuli, said: “Not all stakeholders in HIV/AIDS give the same message. Other people think that ARVs are a cure for HIV. Others think that circumcision prevents HIV, while others are opposed to condoms. We will analyse the type of messages delivered. These messages must be clear,” Kihumuro said.

He was speaking during the national stakeholders meeting for the Young, Empowered and Healthy (YEAH) initiative at Kabira Country Club in Kampala.
Kihumuro also said the fight against HIV/AIDS had concentrated on the youth, forgetting the old people. He said this had caused the resurgence of HIV cases in the older generation.

YEAH was launched in 2004 by the AIDS commission. It designs and carries out campaigns on behavioural change for people between 15 and 24 years in order to reduce the HIV prevalence, early pregnancy and dropout rate in schools.