@natuk96005 It’s important for a skilled person to carry out those particular HIV tests, there are algorithms to follow and different test kits to use to confirm someone HIV POSITIVE or NEGATIVE. Take note
🔬 The IDRC Young Investigators Research Symposium 2026 is officially underway at Golden Tulip Hotel, Kampala!
We’re kicking off with a great TB/HIV session, chaired by Joan Nangendo and Dr. Jane Kabami, with welcome remarks from Prof. Moses Kamya & Prof. Grant Dorsey.
Presentations so far:
1️⃣ Richard Aruho — Peer-led PrEP/PEP Strategy Increases Biomedical HIV Prevention Coverage among Women who Engage in Sex Work in Southwestern Uganda
2️⃣ Cecilia Akatukwasa — Feasibility and Acceptability of a Peer-Led, Multi-Component HIV Prevention Intervention for Women Engaged in Sex Work in SW Uganda
3️⃣ Mucunguzi Atukunda — Mortality among individuals with CKD in rural Uganda: SEARCH-CKD Study
4️⃣ Asiphas Owaraganise — Severe Menopausal Symptoms Are Highly Prevalent and Poorly Treated Among Women Living with HIV in Southwestern Uganda: A Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods Analysis
5️⃣ Elijah Kakande — Perceived benefits of community-based TB preventive treatment in children in Uganda: “When she sees other children getting the same medication, she will feel not alone.”
6️⃣ Shafic Makumbi — Mortality incidence and causes of death among antiretroviral-therapy naive adults in Uganda undergoing tuberculosis screening for intensified case-finding and preventive therapy
7️⃣ Gloria Nabiyre — Effect of Secondary Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy on Post-treatment outcomes of Adult People with HIV in Uganda
A strong start to a day of research, learning and knowledge exchange! 🧪📚 #YIRS2026 #IDRC #YoungInvestigators #ResearchUganda
Police in Democratic Republic of Congo fired of tear gas and warning shots as hundreds of people protested in the capital Kinshasa against proposed constitutional changes that could allow President Felix Tshisekedi to run for a third term https://t.co/G8o5HMwJ7x
@mkainerugaba@AndrewMwenda That small Andrew is so disrespectful to the kingdom of tooro and it’s people my commander one. He has literally exposed his small mind side of him,,, I am worried of him being where you are!