HIV and AIDS Museum: Preserving history of an epidemic

Dr. Micheal Etukoit. (Credit: Elvis Basudde)

Ever wondered how the story of HIV in Uganda would be visualized in local contexts? Or what the narratives, artifacts and archives over the time of the epidemic looked like?

HIV and AIDS have left a great deal of devastation in their wake since 1982. No doubt.

The Uganda Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA2017) indicates that the prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 65 in Uganda is 6.2% and 0.5% among children aged under 15. There has been a shift in the trend of the epidemic from younger to older individuals. Read More