{"id":46213,"date":"2022-07-15T03:01:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T01:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/celebrating-20-years-of-ahf-uganda-cares\/"},"modified":"2022-07-15T03:01:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T01:01:36","slug":"celebrating-20-years-of-ahf-uganda-cares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/celebrating-20-years-of-ahf-uganda-cares\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 20 Years of AHF Uganda Cares!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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KAMPALA, Uganda–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Twenty years serving Uganda! AHF Uganda Cares, one of AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s first and longest-running global programs, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month under its \u201cKeeping the Promise\u201d pledge to save lives and combat HIV\/AIDS in the country. AHF began providing lifesaving antiretroviral treatment (ART) to people living with HIV in Uganda in 2002.\n<\/p>\n

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\nJust one year after the program\u2019s start, the Joint UN Program on HIV\/AIDS and World Health Organization recognized Uganda Cares as a best practice model for delivering ART. The program\u2019s first clinic was constructed and commissioned in Masaka in 2005. By this time, AHF Uganda Cares\u2019 registered patient count had grown from 100 in 2003 to 14,000 at this clinic. As of the beginning of July 2022, the program was providing HIV care and treatment to more than 144,000 HIV clients. Uganda is also home to AHF Africa headquarters.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cWe are thrilled to arrive at this twenty-year milestone and honor the AHF Uganda Cares program and all the precious lives they have worked tirelessly to save. While much work remains, it is heartwarming to look back on the past two decades to see this team\u2019s inspirational accomplishments,\u201d said Dr. Penninah Iutung<\/b>, AHF Africa Bureau Chief. \u201cWe must also take time to thank our committed government and civil society partners who have helped us in our mission of keeping the promise to deliver essential HIV testing, treatment, and prevention services to the people who need it most.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cIt is gratifying to see transformed lives, full of hope and determination, live on while making positive contributions to their families and society. This could not have happened without the resolve of everyone and the promise to keep our clients on treatment while averting new infections,\u201d added Henry Magala, Country Program Director for AHF Uganda Cares. \u201cThe prospects are high to end HIV as a public health threat with a sustained treatment program and closing the tap of new infections\u2014especially among young people.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nUganda Cares will host a day-long celebration welcoming government and civil society partners, stakeholders, community leaders, and our HIV clients at Masaka Liberation Square, Masaka City, Masaka District.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\nAHF Uganda Cares Commemorates 20th<\/sup> Anniversary\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\n15th<\/sup> July 2022\n<\/p>\n

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  • \n7.30 a.m. \u2013 1.00 p.m.<\/span> <\/b>Reminiscence of the Journey, speeches, and awards\n<\/li>\n
  • \n1.00 p.m. \u2013 5.00 p.m.<\/span> <\/b>Performing Artists \u2013 Ffefe Bussi and Chosen Becky\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nWHERE<\/b>:\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\nMasaka Liberation Square\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\nWHO<\/b>:\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  • \nDiana Gloria Hoorzuk \u2013 AHF Board Member\n<\/li>\n
  • \nTerri Ford \u2013 AHF Chief of Global Advocacy and Policy\n<\/li>\n
  • \nHon. Minister of Health\n<\/li>\n
  • \nHon. Minister of Defence\n<\/li>\n
  • \nUNAIDS Country Representative\n<\/li>\n
  • \nCDC Country Director\n<\/li>\n
  • \nDirector General \u2013 UAC\n<\/li>\n
  • \nExecutive Director \u2013 NAFOPHANU\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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