Towards ICT-based Education and Counseling Support System for HIV/AIDS Prevention in Uganda
Bada Joseph Kizito, Jarkko T Suhonen · 2008
Today a number of approaches are being used to create HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns in Uganda; these include dramas, public rallies, school assemblies, radio programs, newspaper articles and ICT-based education. There is a clear need to design and develop ICT solution to compliment other initiatives for preventive actions against HIV/AIDS in Uganda in particular and subSaharan Africa in general. This paper examines the existing software features for HIV/AIDS preventive education and counseling services in order to identify gaps in these practices, recommend features to address the existing problems. The paper also identifies cutting-edge technologies that can be used to promote communication and interaction among all the stakeholders in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS to the school children in Uganda.