95% of HIV+ Ugandan mothers on treatment

Ninety five percent of Ugandan mothers are accessing HIV treatment to prevent transmission to their newly born infants, according to UNAIDS outgoing country director Musa Bungundu.

Bungundu and the new United Nations resident representative Rosa Mbalangu, were meeting the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga.

Kadaga heaped praise on Bundungu for successful projects and for a cordial working relationship. She welcomed Malangu and encouraged her to visit the beautiful country.  

Kadaga said most diplomats fall in love with the country and opt to remain. Bundungu appreciated the peace the country is enjoying and called upon Ugandans to strive to maintain peace

Bundungu said the number of children born with HIV infections has reduced from 29,000 in 2011 to 3,200 in 2015. The number of people dying from HIV has reduced from 63,000 in 2011 to 28,000 in 2015.

Over the last five years the government of Uganda in partnership with development partners including UNAIDS, Irish Aid and USAID, have made remarkable gains towards reducing new HIV/AIDS infections and reduction of related deaths.

Projects pioneered by Bungundu reveal that the number of people on Anti-retroviral Treatment has increased from 329,000 in 2011 to 834,931 by the close of 2015.

During the just concluded high level meeting on ending HIV and AIDS that was held in New York two weeks ago, Uganda was singled out as one of the Sub Saharan Africa that managed to achieve the highest percentage of reductions in new HIV infections.