Background Information

The AIDS Information Centre, a non government organization was first set up in 1990 to provide Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) - the virus that causes Acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
AIDS is a life threatening condition that often leaves sufferers feeling helpless and hopeless, at a time they most desperately need lots of care and support.

The very high rate of HIV infection that Uganda experienced during the 80's and early 90's created an urgent need for people to know their HIV status. The only option available to them was offered by the National Blood Transfusion Service, which carries out routine HIV tests on all the blood that is donated for transfusion purposes.