By Leilah Bbaale
Uganda spends shillings 980 billion in caring for people living with HIV annually, according to the Uganda AIDS Commission.
Dr. Nelson Musoba, Director General of the Uganda AIDS Commission says that out of the total shillings 700,000 is used to care for each victim per year in form of buying drugs and monitoring to make sure that the (drugs) are effectively used.
Musoba says that so far, 1.4 million people in Uganda are living with HIV. Out of these about 1.30 are on drugs.  Musoba attributes the high prevalence to poverty among the people.
In his speech as the chief guest during World AIDS Day national celebrations at Rukungiri Municipal Stadium in Rukungiri district on Thursday, President Yoweri Museveni called for vigilance among members of the public to avoid contracting HIV.
Museveni says that people still contract HIV per year in Uganda while 17,000 die per year. Museveni also says that Kalangala district leads in HIV cases in Uganda with 16 people out of 100 test positive.
