KAMPALA, Uganda — When it comes to buying condoms, Gideon Byamugisha prefers to dart in and out of the drugstore, leaving his car engine running for a quick escape. But invariably, after ...

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CANON GIDEON BYAMUGISHA: First of all, I don’t—I would want us to differentiate between African views and colonial views. These laws that are in Uganda are not African laws.

The Rev. Can. Gideon Byamugisha is an Anglican priest living with HIV. In 1992, he became the first religious leader in Africa to publicly announce that he was HIV-positive. In 2002, he co-founded ...

The Reverend Canon Gideon Byamugisha and his wife, Pamela, married for 23 years, are living positively with HIV/Aids. PHOTO BY ESTHER OLUKA Thank you for reading Nation.Africa ...

Back in 1992, Ugandan Gideon Byamugisha became the first African Anglican priest to publicly declare he was HIV positive. It hasn't been easy, but he believes his efforts will be worthwhile.

In 2015, Rev. Canon Gideon Byamugisha was diagnosed with cancer of the colon. To save his life, part of his big colon was removed through surgery. “It was a big blow for me. Removing my colon ...

The two-year search for a wife was rather tough on the canon until it ended on Pamela, his cousin’s widow. For more about their 25-year love story, read Saturday Vision’s Intimate.

Canon Byamugisha donated 10 bags of cement to the development projects of Canon Gidedonn Foundation, of which he is the founding Executive Director. About seven months ago, Rev. Canon Dr. Gideon ...

Rev Canon Byamugisha made stopovers to distribute leaflets and sensitise the Boda Boda riders and other onlookers on the dangers of HIV. An HIV activist and retired Bishop Rev.Canon Gideon ...

The Rev. Can. Gideon Byamugisha is an Anglican priest living with HIV. In 1992, he became the first religious leader in Africa to publicly announce that he was HIV-positive. In 2002, he co-founded ...