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Open Secret

People Facing up to HIV and AIDS in Uganda

2000; Full version 36 minutes. Edited 17-minute version also available

Stigma and denial still hamper efforts to respond to the HIV epidemic in many countries throughout the world.

‘PADA’ support group in rural Uganda: performing drama and songs to prevent the spread of HIV.

Uganda has achieved greater openness about HIV/AIDS - and towards people living with HIV - than most other countries. This has contributed to a steady decline in HIV prevalence in Uganda since the mid-1990s.

This video depicts how the Ugandan people, civil society organisations, political leaders and government agencies have breached the wall of silence surrounding the HIV epidemic, reduced HIV-related stigma and denial, and so made HIV/AIDS an "open secret".

Much still remains to be done in Uganda to cope with the impact of HIV and to curb its further spread. What Uganda has achieved so far, however, gives cause for hope to other countries struggling to cope with the unprecedented challenges presented by the HIV epidemic.

Also available on this subject is the book Open Secret.

Produced by Television for Development and Strategies for Hope, with support from ActionAid, CAFOD, Comic Relief, the European Union, CORDAID, UNDP, UNICEF and WHO.

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Open Secret