Uganda to Host Regional AIDS Doctors' Conference

From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

August 13, 2001

The Uganda Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS will host sub-Saharan Africa's first regional doctors' conference on the disease Sept. 6-9. Entebbe will be the site of the meeting, where Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is expected to be recognized for "Distinguished Leadership Excellence in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS in the World." The conference's theme is "Overcoming Barriers to HIV/AIDS Care and Support in the Great Lakes Region -- Time for Action."

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Adapted from:
Xinhua
08.09.01

This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.

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