Access to life-saving medicine calls for collaborations
Saturday January 16 2021
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Mr Eric Lugada says: There is no doubt that access to medicines is an integral part of a robust health system.
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Recently, Uganda joined the rest of the world to commemorate World Aids Day. This year’s theme: “National solidarity and a shared responsibility towards ending Aids,” calls us to address the bottlenecks hindering access to essential, life-saving medicines for people living with HIV/Aids.
Fresh in our minds are the disruptions Covid-19 has caused to HIV services and availability of medicines. Although Uganda came close to getting the HIV epidemic under control in 2019 - an achievement largely due to years of work of strengthening our supply chain - the country’s progress in meeting the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets has stalled.