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In a recent study, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (JHU∙CCP) found that a good proportion of Ugandans still hold negative attitudes about people with HIV, and possession of these stigmatizing attitudes is associated with a lower
When the Health Communication Partnership Uganda (HCP) says Mweraba (goodbye) at the end of June, the Uganda Ministry of Health and HCP partner organizations will not have to bid farewell to the many campaigns and strategies developed by the project. HCP’s influence will continue through
When James Onen (“Fat Boy”), a radio personality on the Sanyu FM Breakfast Show in Uganda, mentioned that he saw a billboard of a woman saying, “I am proud I have a circumcised husband because we have less chances of getting HIV,” the Sanyu telephone
For Thomas Joseph, all it took was a radio program about family planning. The simple message of the program spoke directly to Joseph, who is married and lives in Soroti, Uganda with his wife and two children, and he embraced a modern method of contraception.
Scrutinize; Flip HIV to H.I. Victory, a campaign created by the USAID/PEPFAR-funded Johns Hopkins Health and Education in South Africa, was celebrated at the 5th AfriComNet Annual Awards for Excellence in HIV and AIDS Communication in Africa. Scrutinize was selected out of 10 entries as
The choice was obvious to Arinda Brian and Ashabe Damson. When these Ugandan men heard radio announcements about free safe medical circumcision (SMC) services, they did not hesitate to join the line of men at Itojo Hospital in Western Uganda. “[I am here] because I
Rock Point 256, a 30-minute radio serial drama for young people in Uganda, was voted the best radio program of 2010 by readers of the New Vision, the leading daily newspaper in Uganda. Rock Point 256 tells the story of people who live in a
“Married couples are more likely to have HIV”, states one poster. “Just because you are HIV positive does not mean your partner is too”, announces another. A third poster responds: “HIV couple testing brought us closer together.” The HIV infection rate is increasing in Uganda,
On 14 September, 2010, Uganda’s Ministry of Health launched the long-awaited policy on safe male circumcision for HIV prevention, during a ceremony presided over by the Minister of State for Health Honourable Dr. Richard Nduhura. WHO and UNAIDS recommended in 2007 that adult male circumcision
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