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Issues Paper by Women Living with HIV in Uganda for inclusion in the Concept Note Development for the Global Fund and the National HIV & AIDS Strategic Plan 2015/16-2019/2020
Statistically, women are severely affected by HIV, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria than their male counterparts. For instance, Ugandan adults aged 15-49, 7.3% are HIV positive, with prevalence being higher among women (8.2%) than men (6.1%). In Uganda, 570 new infections are occurring among young women aged 15-24 each week. The Government of Uganda must get serious about implementing programmes that prioritize the needs of women and girls and advance their sexual and reproductive health and rights. The Uganda Police Force annual report 2012 indicates that domestic violence is one of the most commonly reported cases of violence. For instance, in 2009,
