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- Uganda currently counts an estimated 170,000 adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 24 living with HIV, representing roughly 12 percent of the 1.5 million Ugandans living with the virus nationwide.
For Zum, a 17-year-old Senior Four student in Alebtong District, growing up with HIV meant battling both the virus and the persistent fear of being exposed by his peers.
Born with the virus, Zum was forced to transfer from his former boarding primary school in Lira City to a rural school after dorm mates discovered the daily antiretroviral (ARV) pills packed for him by health workers every term.
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