WEST NILE BUGANDA COMMUNITY LAUNCHES FUNDRAISING DRIVE AGAINST HIV/AIDS
By Dramadri Federick
Arua City
Following the aid cut to critical service delivery sectors in Uganda including the support healthcare affecting access the HIV/AIDS services by the President of United states, the leadership of Buganda Kingdom in West Nile region has unveiled the nationwide Champaign to mobilize for funding in order to supplement on governments efforts in the fight against the disease.
As the cultural group prepares for the 12th edition of the Kabaka’s Birthday Run, ahead of the Kabaka’s 70th birthday celebrations.
The campaign against HIV/AIDS, focusing on prevention and ending the disease as a public health threat by 2030, comes with the Kabaka Birthday Run kit under the theme "Men for good health to save the Girl child”
Paul Lule the chairman Buganda Community in West Nile says they aim to raise at least 10 million shillings to contribute towards supplementing on government efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
“This is not only for Buganda but it’s for the whole country to fight against HIV/AIDS because if we don’t stand up for our own seriously no one will come to rescue us, we’re all aware that United States withdrew its aid to Uganda.”
Recent statistics from the Head of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment at Ministry of health show that Young women and adolescent girls are disproportionately affected by HIV, with young women having a higher HIV prevalence (7.2%) compared to young men (4.3%).
According to Nalwadda Nsangi the Treasurer of the Buganda Community in West Nile, they are selling the run kits at 25,000 shillings for the 5 kilometer run on Sunday 6th April 2025 starting at Bamboo village.
Nalwadda however emphasized the need to take proactive measures on HIV/AIDS prevention to overcome the heavy burden brought by aid cuts.
“Every single family has someone is affected or effected with HIV/AIDS, we have to keep creating awareness, we have to keep talking to our people, we have to keep engaging our communities, because when you see the statistics, more young people keep getting infected.”
In Uganda, an estimated 1.4 million people are living with HIV, with a national prevalence of 5.1%, and young women and girls are particularly vulnerable. While progress has been made in reducing new infections and AIDS-related deaths.
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