Worry as adolescent girls contracting HIV increase

Kelvin Colgan, the Ambassador of Ireland to Uganda, challenged the Government to take punitive action against errant actors who defile the girls to inflict pain on their career growth.

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Laura Criado, gender and youth programmes coordinator at UNFPA huggs the girl child at National Theatre in Kampala during the International Girl Child Day 2023. (Credit: Isaac Nuwagaba)

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The United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) in Uganda has expressed worry over the increasing number of adolescent girls contracting HIV.

The entity warns that

Worry as adolescent girls contracting HIV increase

Kelvin Colgan, the Ambassador of Ireland to Uganda, challenged the Government to take punitive action against errant actors who defile the girls to inflict pain on their career growth.

Laura Criado, gender and youth programmes coordinator at UNFPA huggs the girl child at National Theatre in Kampala during the International Girl Child Day 2023. (Credit: Isaac Nuwagaba)

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