The First Lady, Mrs. Janet Museveni, has appealed to religious denominations and leaders of faith-based organisations to take up a leading role in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
By Vision Reporter The First Lady, Mrs. Janet Museveni, has appealed to religious denominations and leaders of faith-based organisations to take up a leading role in the fight against HIV/AIDS. She called upon them to promote abstinence among the youth and faithfulness in marriage. Mrs. Museveni was addressing a consultative meeting that she convened for leaders of religious organisations. The meeting took place at the International conference centre in Kampala on Thursday. Mrs. Museveni urged religious leaders to form a united front in the struggle against HIV/AIDS “to reduce the 70,000 new infections that take place every year in Uganda.†Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala said promiscuity and immorality had increased the rate of HIV/AIDS infection. Ends