Kayunga Community Club Joins the World to Commemorate AIDs Day
On every first day of December since 1988, the world do commemorate the HIV/AIDs day to create more awareness about the disease that kills the masses without discrimination.
Today, the Kayunga Community Club, the club that is in place to nurture, help and education the public about different spheres of life, KCC president, Bwogi Joseph Mpagi released a message alerting youths about the dangers of the disease.
“As the world commemorates World AIDS Day, I wish to share with you something about HIV and AIDS, which is one of the most important challenges facing governments and civil societies.
Young people are at the centre of the HIV and AIDS epidemic both in terms of its spread and in terms of the potential for changing the attitudes and behaviours towards this virus. An estimated 30 percent of the 40 million people living with HIV and AIDS are young people aged 15-24 and about half of all new HIV infections occur among this group. In uganda , the national adult HIV prevalence rate is an estimated 10.6 percent
Young people are vulnerable to HIV because of risky sexual behaviours such as unprotected sex and multiple sexual partners. Crucially, a lack of correct information and education about HIV and prevention services also contribute to vulnerability to HIV infection among young people.
I wish to urge young people to adopt behaviour change to avert new HIV infections. One of the most effective ways of preventing HIV is to get tested. Those who test negative for HIV will prevent HIV infection, whilst those who test positive for HIV, can protect their own health by accessing treatment, but also prevent onward transmission of HIV.
I wish to inform young people that our organisation, kayunga community club , with support from the Govt and other Non government entities wish to start HIV counseling, testing, care and treatment services.
May I request the youth of kayunga , and the world in general, to go for a HIV test . Let us ALL go for HIV TESTING.” Communication from Bwogi Joseph Mpagi, Kayunga Community Club president.
HIV/AIDs is among the sexually transmitted diseases that has claimed alot of lives but can be easily prevented.