Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Uganda Army Halts Training for HIV - Infected Troops - New York Times

Uganda Army Halts Training for HIV - Infected Troops - New York Times: "KAMPALA (Reuters) - The Ugandan army will halt training for HIV-positive soldiers for fear it could worsen their condition, a military spokesman said on Tuesday.

``We do not want to put any more stress on our brothers who are already suffering. This move was made out of our concern for their health,'' Major Felix Kulayigye told Reuters.

The east African country has been praised for running the continent's most successful fight against the disease, cutting infection rates to around six percent today from more than 30 percent in its worst affected districts in the 1990s.

Most Ugandans attribute the fall to a frank education campaign about condoms by President Yoweri Museveni at a time when many other African leaders seemed embarrassed to discuss

AIDS."

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