MC Kats kick starts campaign against HIV/AIDS stigma

Celebrated MC Edwin Katamba alias MC Kats for some time now has been showered with messages of love and applause from friends and fans on social media ever since he revealed his status. (HIV positive).

Many regarded such as a crucial health initiative ever since he went public with his HIV status in December 2019.

The latest news is that the media personality has started a campaign to end stigma against people living with HIV/AIDS.

The self-proclaimed King of the mic's new journey is an edutainment campaign to eradicate stigmatizing people living with HIV by the public.

In this initiative, Kats will be working closely with the Uganda Network on Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS(UGANET), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), The AIDS Support Organization (TASO), The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa (OSIEA).

"Kats is expected to go a long way in reaching out especially to the young people living with HIV," said Dorothy an official from UGANET.

She said this at a dialogue that was organized on Wednesday at Serena Hotel were Kats was one of the panellists.