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Uganda Hailed On HIV/Aids

New Vision (Kampala) - September 23, 2002
Esther Mukyala


THE President of Pathfinder International, Mr. Dan Pellegrom, has hailed Uganda's leaders for enabling the country to remove the HIV/AIDS stigma.

He said Uganda was one of the few African countries that openly talked about HIV/AIDS and how it had affected its people.

Pellegrom made the remarks at the mayor's parlour where he met officials from Jinja Municipal Council, Busoga Diocese and the Busoga Kingdom.

He thanked religious leaders for reaching out to the people on the difficult issues of sexuality and HIV/AIDS.

Pellegrom visited some of the projects that are funded by Pathfinder International in the in Busoga region.
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