Uganda, Dec. 1 -- Whereas Uganda is still grappling with the effects of Covid-19 and the re-emergence of Ebola in 2022, the struggle to end the HIV epidemic by 2030 as envisioned by the United Nation member states must not be compromised.

Annual celebration of World Aids Day in Uganda on December 1 should be treated as crucial protection issue in this era where the struggle to combat the pandemic have been seriously affected by emergence of refugee crisis and host population struggling to deal with their violent past, including surviving wartime sexual violence (example, former Lord's Resistance Army abductees).

Couple with the compounding effect of Covid-19 that affected prioritisation of health financing and focus, the glorious histor...