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The Government of Uganda’s (GoU) structured response to HIV/AIDS started in 1986 (see Chapters 6–7). The response to addressing HIV/AIDS in Uganda can be explained at three levels, namely, the Government of Uganda, civil society organizations, and bilateral and multilateral support from the health development partners. The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) and the AIDS information center (AIC) were the first Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to respond to HIV/AIDS in Uganda. They were founded in 1992 and 1993 respectively. TASO started as an organization that offered psychosocial support and counselling to members who had lost partners and dear ones to HIV/AIDS. With additional funding, mostly from donors, they took on testing of HIV/AIDS status for their members. On the other hand, AIC started as an organization that offered counselling and HIV testing services to individuals who wanted to know their HIV/AIDS status. |
