Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) remain at the heart of Uganda’s fight against HIV. In 2024, they accounted for about one-third of the 37,000 new HIV infections, highlighting their particular vulnerability and the urgent need for targeted interventions.
“FGM can never be safe; there’s no safe cut. Medicalizing it doesn’t protect girls, it still harms their health and violates their rights.” These words from Dr. Derrick Okoth remind us of a critical truth in the fight against
Over the week, UNFPA Uganda, through Naguru Teenage Centre (NTC) under the #NOVOFGMUg Project supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, conducted a transformative three-day training in Mbale. The workshop brought together youth champions and FGM survivors from Karamoja, Sebei,
