Ethiopia Over 1.2 million Ethiopians are currently living with HIV/AIDS. In the age group 15-29 years, there were more women living with HIV/AIDS than men; in the age group 30+ years, there were more men living with HIV/AIDS than women (AIDS in Ethiopia, sixth report)   psychosocial care and counseling services to children, adolescents and

South Sudan Civil society organizations and networks of persons living with HIV are very crucial in supporting children and adolescents infected and affected by HIV. Therefore, the MoH of South Sudan with support from ANECCA held a three-day sensitization-training workshop for members of CSOs on the importance of providing PSS as part of their interventions

With a total area of 27,830 km2, Burundi is one of the smallest but most densely populated countries in East and Central Africa. The HIV national prevalence is estimated at 1.4% (17). A disproportionately higher HIV prevalence is seen in the urban than in the rural population (4:1): the capital city, Bujumbura, is estimated to

Tanzania The United Republic of Tanzania national HIV prevalence declined from 7.0% in 2004 to 5.3% in 2012 among adults aged 15–49 years. Despite this improvement, there is great regional variation: Njombe has a HIV prevalence of 14.8% while Zanzibar has less than 1% (42). An estimated 1.4 million people are living with HIV; of

Uganda’s population is estimated at 34.9 million.  It has one of the youngest and most rapidly growing populations in the world with 70% of the total population being less than 25 years old and children below 18 years constituting 56.7%. The Uganda AIDS Indicator Survey (2011) estimates HIV prevalence at 7.3% from 6.4% (UAIS, 2004).