[Independent (Kampala)] Comment -- In the mid-1980s to early 1990s, the new NRA government of Uganda was grappling with the uphill task of reorganising a country ravaged by instability, economic adversity, and human capital inadequacies, among which a sick and unproductive population was a significant concern. HIV/AIDS prevalence peaked at 18%, a disease the populace barely knew how to manage, let alone acknowledge its existence. Families were decimated, and children were orphaned at the hands of this disease.
