IBANDA DISTRICT AUTHORITIES WORRIED OVER HIGH HIV RATE.
The Ibanda District Health Educator, Juliet Kyomuhendo has expressed worry over the increasing HIV rate which currently stands at 7%
The recently released HIV/Aids report indicates that the disease prevalence in most districts in Ankole Sub-region is higher than the national rate of 5.1 percent.
Mbarara is leading the 13 districts of Ankole with 14 percent, followed by Kiruhura (9.5 percent), Bushenyi (9.2 percent), Mbarara City (8.1 percent) and Ibanda at 7.3 percent. Sheema is 7.5 percent, Rubirizi is 6.1 percent, and Ntungamo is 5.9 percent.
Kyomuhendo who doubles as the district HIV focal person while speaking to our reporter about the World AIDS day 2024,noted that with this rate,the public especially the youth should be careful.
The world AIDS day was designated to be celebrated on December 01 every year to create awareness among the people of AIDS pandemic caused by HIV infection.
The day was cerebrated under the theme take the right path, my health, my right.
In Ibanda district, the day was celebrated through the Owaitu Run as a way to create awareness among the people that HIV /AIDS still exists.
She asked positive living breast feeding mothers to always seek guidance after delivery as one way to protect babies from acquiring the disease.
Kyomuhendo implored the youth to be patience and the married couples to befaithful to one another as one way to fight the disease.
