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New Vision (Kampala) - October 20, 2003
Emmanuel Mulondo
Malyam Matovu, the chairperson of Bundibugyo association of women living with HIV/AIDS said this recently while meeting ActionAid and Italian donors.
"We know the numbers are high but most people still fear taking the test. We are trying to sensitise them," Matovu, who lost her husband in 1996, said.
She started the association with four other members in 1998 but the number has grown to 50. "We trying to explain to them that if you get to know in time and take necessary steps you can live longer and be able to plan for your children," Matovu explained.
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