HIV/AIDS in Uganda

Uganda is one of the rare countries in Africa to successfully deal with the HIV/AIDS pandemic as stated in the article below from WHO:

Uganda reverses the tide of HIV/AIDS

Uganda's success in reducing high HIV infection rates is the result of high-level political commitment to HIV prevention and care, involving a wide range of partners and all sectors of society. Same-day results for HIV tests and social marketing of condoms and self-treatment kits for sexually transmitted infections, backed up by sex education programmes, have helped reduce very high HIV infection rates.

Uganda, one of the first countries in sub-Saharan Africa to experience the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS and to take action to control the epidemic, is one of the rare success stories in a region that has been ravaged by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. While the rate of new infections continues to increase in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda has succeeded in lowering its very high infection rates. Since 1993, HIV infection rates among pregnant women, a key indicator of the progress of the epidemic, have been more than halved in some areas and infection rates among men seeking treatment for sexually transmitted infections have dropped by over a third.
Full article: http://www.who.int/inf-new/aids2.htm

And from USAID:

In Uganda, according to estimates by UNAIDS, HIV prevalence among adults peaked at around 15 percent in 1991, and fell to 5 percent as of 2001. While some quibble on the numbers, we know this dramatic decline is unique to Uganda, which is why it is important that we examine what led to the turnaround.
The Uganda success story is about prevention. When President Museveni came to power in January 1986, his country was already being decimated by AIDS. Under President Museveni’s leadership, leaders at every level of society responded to this crisis by sending a unified and forceful message. They urged people to prevent the spread of HIV. Their message was as simple as ABC: Abstain, Be faithful, and, if necessary, use a Condom. This message was disseminated widely through all sectors of society during the late 1980s.
Full speech: http://www.usaid.gov/press/speeches/2003/ty030519.html