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The authorities in the eastern and northern parts of the country have expressed concern over the rise in HIV/Aids infections largely caused by a reckless lifestyle, especially during the night.
Statistics by the Uganda Aids Commission (UAC) and The Aids Support Organisation (TASO) indicate that the new infections in the two regions are mainly among the youth.
Gulu City leaders have linked new HIV infections among young people to cross-generational sex resulting from poolside parties, bars, and school promos. Poolside parties were a rare scene in Gulu City but are steadily rising in public places, especially by the swimming pools in hotels.
Gulu City has consistently registered a rise in new HIV infection cases between the period between October 2023 and June 2024, according to Ms Florence Oyella, the disease focal person.
Between October and December 2023, Gulu City registered 307 new HIV infections of the 17,775 people tested…………..CONTINUE READING……….