Uganda, March 11 -- The US Ambassador to Uganda, Mr William W. Popp, has said there is a need to refocus the attention of the fight against HIV/Aids on vulnerable groups, such as young women and adolescent girls.

Mr Popp, who had paid a courtesy call on the Infectious Diseases Institute's DREAMS programme's safe space in Wakiso District at the week, said young women and adolescent girls are four times more vulnerable and are more likely to catch HIV.

The Determined, Resilient, Empowered, Aids-free, Mentored and Safe (DREAMS) programme is a public-private partnership aimed at reducing rates of HIV among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in the highest HIV burden countries like Uganda.

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