Many people in Uganda feel worried because the United States stopped sending money to help with health care. Over 1.2 million Ugandans need this money for HIV/AIDS medicine.
Some clinics that give out HIV medicine had to close suddenly. Patients did not have time to get their medicine refills. They might run out of pills soon. Other clinics stayed open but had long lines and less help for patients.
One mother and father both need HIV medicine. They are scared the pills will cost too much money if the U.S. does not help anymore. The mother just had a baby. She had to pay for medicine to keep her baby from getting HIV. Before, she got this medicine for free.
Patients also feel embarrassed about getting HIV care at regular hospitals instead of special clinics. They liked the special clinics better because everyone there had HIV, too. At regular hospitals, they worry about people judging them.
Helpers who used to remind patients to take their medicine cannot work anymore because the clinics have closed. Patients miss this support and are afraid of what will happen without the helpers.
Some patients are taking their pills every other day to make them last longer. Others share pills with family members who have HIV. But this makes the medicine not work as well. It can cause health problems.
The government is not helping fast enough. Many people with HIV in Uganda are having a very hard time. They do not know if they will keep getting the medicine they need to stay healthy. Everyone hopes the U.S. will start sending money again soon to help them.
Some clinics that give out HIV medicine had to close suddenly. Patients did not have time to get their medicine refills. They might run out of pills soon. Other clinics stayed open but had long lines and less help for patients.
One mother and father both need HIV medicine. They are scared the pills will cost too much money if the U.S. does not help anymore. The mother just had a baby. She had to pay for medicine to keep her baby from getting HIV. Before, she got this medicine for free.
Patients also feel embarrassed about getting HIV care at regular hospitals instead of special clinics. They liked the special clinics better because everyone there had HIV, too. At regular hospitals, they worry about people judging them.
Helpers who used to remind patients to take their medicine cannot work anymore because the clinics have closed. Patients miss this support and are afraid of what will happen without the helpers.
Some patients are taking their pills every other day to make them last longer. Others share pills with family members who have HIV. But this makes the medicine not work as well. It can cause health problems.
The government is not helping fast enough. Many people with HIV in Uganda are having a very hard time. They do not know if they will keep getting the medicine they need to stay healthy. Everyone hopes the U.S. will start sending money again soon to help them.
