At least 87 distribution points have been created in the eight districts of the Acholi Sub Region to enable the patients access treatment during the lockdown.
Dr. Baifa Arwenyo, the Head of the Gynecology Ward at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital revealed that the unit currently receives between 4 to 6 women with the condition on a weekly basis.
Irene Laker, a board member of Gulu Union for Persons with Disabilities revealed in an interview that the office receives at least 3 cases of the women testing positive with the infection on a daily basis.
William Onyai, the District Health Education for Gulu told Uganda Radio Network on Wednesday in an interview that only 18,000 of 27,000 people who tested positive are on treatment.
Freddy Odong, a Psychiatric Nurse and the Project Manager of Suicide Prevention at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, says the number of persons seeking mental health services has dropped from between 60 to 80 each day to just 9 patients currently.
Dr Lakor Francis, a Dental Surgeon at Mulago National Referral Hospital disclosed that the team carried out diagnosis and treatment of various ailments including influenza, tuberculosis, cough, ulcers, and malaria and de-worming among others. More than 500 people benefited from the camp.
A man in Bugomola village, Kibanda Sub County in Rakai district has hung himself after discovering he is HIV/AIDS positive. Residents discovered Gerald Nkambwe\'s (38) body hanging from a tree by a roadside this morning.
