How ignorance escalated HIV spread in 80s Masaka

Nobody knew what this disease, which was not responding to any medical treatment, was. The obvious conclusion was witchcraft

Yowanina Nanyonga made headlines with her miracle soil which she claimed could cure AIDS.

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

New Vision has been running daily stories on HIV in a drum up to World AIDS Day. Today, we return to the entry point gateway of HIV, which was identified

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How ignorance escalated HIV spread in 80s Masaka

Nobody knew what this disease, which was not responding to any medical treatment, was. The obvious conclusion was witchcraft

Yowanina Nanyonga made headlines with her miracle soil which she claimed could cure AIDS.

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