Global Fund gives 20 mil for HIV, TB
UGANDA has received $20m (about sh40b) from the Global Fund to fight HIV and malaria. the Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) boss, Dr. Kihumuro Apuuli, said an announcement was made to that effect early last week.
The money will be used to purchase drugs (ARVs), test kits and other health-related equipment. The recipients are ministries, districts and civil society.
The money for the civil society organisations will be channelled through The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO).
last August, Uganda received $24m for HIV, and got over $27m from for tuberculosis treatment last month.
Kihumuro added that the Swedish government recently committed $1.3m towards the fight against the pandemic over the next four years.
A grant agreement, paving way for the disbursement of the funds, was signed between Ugandan and Swedish officials.
Kihumuro was last week addressing the Uganda Network of Aids Service Organisations (UNASO) 8th annual general meeting at Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala. He asked the organisations not to misuse the money.
UNASO chairman John Mugisha said they were concerned about some provisions in the proposed HIV Prevention and Control Bill.
“Whereas we welcome legislation on HIV and AIDS, we note with concern that some of the provisions in the bill will undermine the progress we have registered over the last years,” he said.
Citing local governments, Mugisha said they had noted a decline in the local leaders’ commitment towards fighting HIV/AIDS.
Via (New Vision)
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