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New HIV infections in Uganda reduce by 10,000: report

Xinhua, March 19, 2015 Adjust font size:

Uganda's new HIV/AIDS infections reduced by 10,000 in 2014, new statistics from the ministry of health show.

According to the figures, the number of Ugandans getting infected with HIV dropped to 127,000 cases in 2014 from 137,000 recorded in 2013.

Sarah Opendi, Uganda's state minister for primary health care told Xinhua by telephone on Thursday that this was the third successive decline of the HIV infections rates in the East African country.

"We urge Ugandans to remain faithful to their partners in a bid to combat the virus. The youth should be faithful and use condoms consistently if tempted to have sex," said Opendi.

The statistics shows some 713,774 patients have been enrolling on antiretroviral therapy (ART) at 1,603 health facilities in the 112 districts in the country out of 1.4 million people who need treatment.

The number of children born with HIV dropped to 4,000 in 2014 compared to 8,000 in the 2013. At least 28,000 children were being born with the virus in 2011, according to Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) and Ministry of Health.

HIV-related deaths are now estimated at 63,000, a marginal drop from 66,000 in 2011 and 120,000 in 1998, according to statistics from the Uganda Aids Commission. Endi