Amid a jubilant concert, speeches by dignitaries, and other festivities to commemorate World AIDS Day in Uganda, a record 3,518 people took an HIV test at Kampala’s Nakivubo Stadium on Tuesday, Dec. 1. The staggering day-long event, which by some accounts attracted a crowd of over 6,000, was organized by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Uganda [...]
In observation of World AIDS Day this year, AHF hosted an extended day—and evening—of free rapid HIV testing this past Saturday, November 28th starting at 10 a.m. and going until 2 a.m. Sunday at its ‘Out of the Closet’ Hollywood thrift store and testing location (6210 Sunset). The HIV testing marathon was part of AHF’s [...]
About 2,000 volunteers, advocates and residents wielding banners with red ribbons and slogans trekked through the busy streets of Mombasa to the tune of a marching band on Nov. 28 to mark the start of the Testing Millions Campaign in Kenya. The event organized by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the Municipal Council of Mombasa and [...]
Damp weather and cloudy skies on the morning of Dec. 1 could not deter 5,000 people from converging on the town of Siteki in Eastern Swaziland to commemorate World AIDS Day. The day of activities, which included participation by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and other NGOs, kicked off with a procession across the town led [...]
