The number of new orphans has dropped dramatically in Uganda : NPR

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MPIGI, UGANDA - DECEMBER 6: A nurse changes 18 month year old Joel, an HIV positive orphan on the floor of the Aidchild Orphanage on December 6, 2005 in Mpigi, 60 km north of the capital Kampala, Uganda. Aidchild provides homes, academics and clinics for about 70 orphans living with AIDS who do not have the support of extended families. Uganda is pioneering the battle against AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, bringing its national prevalence of the disease down from a peak of 18.3% to an estimated 6.2% currently.

A nurse changes an 18-month-old at a facility that cares for orphans living with AIDS who do not have the support of extended families.

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Over the past several decades, a hopeful story has played out across southern Uganda.

The number of children who’ve lost a parent has plummeted, from nearly one in four in the early 2000s to just 6% in 2022. 

New research suggests the decline in orphanhood – defined as the loss of…

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