Relief Workers Struggle to Provide HIV Services

Relief workers in Uganda say that while thousands of people are forced to flee violence from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo into the neighbouring countries, HIV is low on the list of priorities.

Repatriation officer United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Innocent Asiimwe, points out that: "NGOs are prioritising water, sanitation, basic health; they are doing a broad intervention."

Asiimwe further says that: "They might do immunisations next week, but until that's sorted, they won't have time for HIV. We need a health partner to target HIV on the ground."

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