New Hope As Scientists Discover Injectable HIV/AIDS Drug

New Hope As Scientists Discover Injectable HIV/AIDS Drug

By Spy Uganda

People living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda are set to have a better life after a new injectable drug being discovered by scientists.

Unlike the current Antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) which are tablets that have to be swallowed, the new drug will be administered through injection.

Dr Nelson Musoba, the Director General of Uganda AIDS Commission, said that clinical trials on the new injectable HIV treatment are being finalised and government will unveil the drug next year.

Dr Musoba, who was chief guest at the commemoration of Zero Discrimination Day in Kampala on Sunday, in Bwaise, Kampala,

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told the gathering that the treatment will reduce the problem stigma and discrimination, and aims at furthering Uganda’s ambition to reduce the HIV prevalence as a major public health threat by 2030.

He said that “Research is in advanced stages on the injectable treatment for HIV that patients will take one dose after every eight weeks. This new treatment comes with a lot of relief and convenience.”

Dr Musoba added that “The treatment will also curb the low adherence to medication as it will be unlikely that patients will forget the treatment schedules.”

The Zero Tolerance to Discrimination is an annual event held in cooperation with Uganda Network of Law Ethics and HIV/Aids (UGANET) and Uganda AIDS Commission.

It is aimed at raising awareness and bringing government officials to dialogue with HIV infected slum women and girls who ‘suffer from stigma and discrimination.’

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