HIV Infection Rate In Uganda’s Fishing Communities Higher Than National Average

VOA News: Uganda’s Fishing Communities Encounter Higher HIV/AIDS Risks
“More than 130,000 people who live in 42 fishing villages along Uganda’s shores of Lake Victoria have an HIV infection rate that is three to four times higher than the national average in this country of 36 million people…” (Lewis, 7/28).

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