Over 60 Uganda Key Populations Consortium-UKPC members from all parts of the country gathered in Kampala for a Key Stakeholders meeting to discuss a holistic approach to addressing the health needs of KPs in Uganda. While speaking at the event Dr Kirusa Kiragu the UNAIDS Uganda Country Representative said “The impact of UKPC has been felt in other
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Despite the fact that there are an estimated 1.4 million people in Uganda living with HIV we continue to face many barriers that make it difficult for us to end HIV in Uganda by 2030. Some of these include the many political and cultural barriers which have hindered effective HIV prevention programming in Uganda. As a result, new
(Kampala, Uganda) 9th October, 2019 Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) and the entire Ugandan Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex Community stands together to strongly condemn the brutal murder of Brian Wasswa – a young paralegal professional, respected community member, and Children of the Sun Foundation (COSF) focal person living in Jinja. On Friday 4th October
This is the “People’s Voice” – containing Uganda’s community priorities and recommendations for PEPFAR for the Country Operational Plan 2019. The recommendations have been developed by people living with HIV and health activists using information gathered in February 2019 during community consultations and additionally through facility monitoring carried out at seven PEPFAR supported sites in
Sexual Minorities Uganda held a dialogue with Health Care providers in Western Uganda in a bid to sensitize them on the needs of lesbian, bisexual, queer and trans-women in Uganda. The project that begun in January 2019 is sponsored by CFLI and is aimed at addressing the health needs for LBQT women that have for
In the coming months, SMUG will be rolling out the #LBThealth campaign. The campaign will focus on the specific health concerns, needs, and challenges of the lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community. As focus on LGBTI health often centers on men who have sex with men (MSM), it is the intention of the campaign to shift
On 21/01/2019, SMUG held a sensitisation workshop with Health Care providers in Eastern Uganda. The workshop was held with the support of and in collaboration with the Eastern Region Women’s Empowerment Organisation (ERWEO), Holistic Organisation to Promote Equality Mbale (HOPE Mbale), TRIUMPH Uganda, and the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives, who together advocate and
The former Director General of Services at the Ministry of Health was quoted saying “You see for us we are Africans, you come into an environment and say you are gay, people look at you, even if they spit on you, you should see that as normal.” And as thus the Sexual Minorities Uganda report
Sexual Minorities Uganda had the opportunity to speak to Diane Bakuraira the team leader Uganda Kuchu Aquatics Team. She spoke to us about how Uganda Kuchu Aquatics Team-UKAT will represent Uganda in the 2018 Gay Games and what we can do to support the team. Why and when was UKAT founded? The LGBTI movement in
The number of men seeking medical circumcision services has declined following a requirement by the health ministry for all men to undergo tetanus vaccination before the procedure is executed. Dr Denis Bbaale, the Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision coordinator at Infectious Diseases Institute says that although vaccination is necessary for protection of men against tetanus, its