Key affected populations in Uganda risk participating in Uganda’s Global Fund country coordinating mechanism

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Key affected populations in Uganda risk participating in Uganda’s Global Fund country coordinating mechanism

6 February 2015

Kampala civil society groups representing key affected populations, including sexual and gender minorities and drug users, have spoken out against the election process for key affected populations for an important Ugandan policy setting body—the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria's Country Coordinating Mechanism.

Country Coordinating Mechanisms (or CCMs) are responsible for developing national funding requests to the Global Fund, and overseeing implementation of Global Fund supported programs.

Key affected populations in Uganda face an environment of intense stigma and discrimination, and often lack access to quality prevention and treatment services, all factors that increase their vulnerability to HIV infection. It is widely recognized that Uganda's persistently high adult HIV incidence is caused in part by the lack of investment in inclusive service delivery for criminalized and marginalized populations, and by insufficient support for advocacy to defend the health and human rights of these communities.

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