Makerere University Walter Reed Project

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Editorial

Prossy N. Sekiziyivu

Dear reader,


It is with great pleasure that we bring you another issue of MUWRP News. Welcome back from the holiday. It is a season that inspires renewed hope and faith in many of us. Despite recent disappointments, it is this hope that encourages us at MUWRP to continue the fight against HIV, with the faith that one sweet day, ‘We shall overcome!’ In this, dear reader, we are privileged to have you as our partner. With each passing day, the changing face of the HIV epidemic presents new challenges to society.

In this issue we bring you perspectives on some of them. The news, however, is not all worrying; we have made and continue to make major strides in the area of treatment. Don’t miss the second part of our HIV
chronology series.


But HIV is not the only challenge our public health system faces. I am sure each of you received the news of the end of the Ebola epidemic in Uganda with great relief but for how long?. In the last issue we told you that MUWRP was expanding its portfolio to include an Avian Influenza Pandemic Influenza Surveillance project. Want to know why? Just read on.

All work and no play make Jack a dull boy!’ On a lighter note, we bring you staff developments, the teambuilding event and pictures galore. My only
advice, enjoy the reading!