{"id":3786,"date":"2025-02-20T11:56:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T08:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=3786"},"modified":"2025-02-20T11:56:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T08:56:45","slug":"rukungiri-district-leads-kigezi-region-in-hiv-infections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/20\/rukungiri-district-leads-kigezi-region-in-hiv-infections\/","title":{"rendered":"Rukungiri District Leads Kigezi Region in HIV Infections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kabale, Uganda<\/strong> &#8211; A recent report from the AIDS Commission reveals that Rukungiri District has the highest HIV infection rate in the Kigezi region, standing at 8.3%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kanungu District follows closely with a rate of 6.6%, while Kabale District ranks third with a rate of 5.5% with Kisoro District having the lowest HIV infection rate in the region at 2.2%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1740041628181-1024x657.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3788\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These findings were presented during a coordination meeting with implementers of the HIV Prevention Communication Program for the Kigezi region, held at Cephas Inn Hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the AIDS Commission&#8217;s HIV situation report for Uganda as of December 2023, approximately 1,433,000 people are living with HIV, comprising 858,000 women, 495,000 men, and 80,000 children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1740041641545-1024x582.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1740041641545-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1740041641545-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1740041641545-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1740041641545-1536x873.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1740041641545.jpg 2044w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Kigezi region, data from the District Health Office (DHO) in Kabale indicates that as of December 2024, 18,848 people are living with the HIV virus. 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