A high risk of HIV prevalence has been registered among truck drivers in the country.
According to the findings by the Ministry of Health, the HIV prevalence rate among these groups is beyond the national average.
Dr Nelson Musoba, the Director General of Uganda AIDS Commission said there is a high risk among vulnerable groups such as sex workers, truck drivers, gay men, and those in incarcerated settings between 15 and 20 per cent with the national average for HIV prevalence at 5.4 per cent.
While making remarks at the launch of the North Star Alliance strategic plan in Kampala yesterday, Dr Musoba, the Director General of Uganda AIDS Commission pointed out the need to have more interventions in areas of key populations or such vulnerable groups.
The North Star five-year strategic plan seeks to address and make considerable contributions to cross-border health by making it easy to access services such as HIV testing, get refills for pills, and accessing preventive tools such as condoms in pursuit to cover HIV response.
