Uganda: Ugawood Budding, But HIV/Aids is Forgotten

Even with all the accolades the country has won in the past for bringing down the infection rates of HIV/Aids against all odds, Ugandan filmmakers are giving the disease a wide berth. But if the people are increasingly moving away from Nigerian films to indigenous ones, the message on how to avoid catching HIV/Aids has not been top of the agenda

if the people are increasingly moving away from Nigerian films to indigenous ones, the message on how to avoid catching HIV/Aids has not been top of the agenda. The best attempts at preaching the message are not by local directors but by people who have come from abroad. These are also few.

When HIV broke out in Uganda, the people looked to the authorities to provide answers and they adhered to the provided solutions because they did not know how best to react. The government told them to "zero graze," "to stay faithful to one sexual partner," to test for their sero status. Falling short of these guidelines was a matter of death. And Ugandans were running scared.read more