Uganda, Feb. 14 -- Health activists under AHF Uganda Cares are pushing for more funds to ease condom distribution as one of the key major tools of preventing HIV/Aids and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) in the country.

According to AHF Uganda Cares country director Dr Henry Magala, condoms are still the best option to people keep safe during intimacy.

He observed that funding for condom distribution by international partners such as Global Fund, the U.S President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is insufficient.

"The funding for condoms has serious gaps because where we are as a country, out of the budget of $13m (about Shs50.5b), only about $5.8m (about 22.5b) is available which means that there is a gap of about S...