▁understanding . ▁As ▁of ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 1 , 3 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁living ▁with ▁H IV / A ID S ▁in ▁U g anda . ▁ ▁U g anda ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁countries ▁where ▁random ized ▁controlled ▁tri als ▁were ▁conducted ▁to ▁determine ▁whether ▁volunt ary ▁male ▁circum c ision ▁reduces ▁transmission ▁of ▁H IV ▁from ▁women ▁to ▁men . ▁ ▁U g anda ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁U g anda ▁Vir us ▁Research ▁Institute , ▁a ▁vir al ▁research ▁facility . ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁health ▁ ▁Iss ues ▁affect ing ▁men ▁including ▁violence , ▁sex ually ▁transm itted ▁dise ases , ▁pro state ▁can cers , ▁infer til ity , ▁H IV , ▁and ▁non - communic able ▁dise ases ▁that ▁affect ▁sexual ▁performance . ▁The ▁latest ▁inter vention ▁that ▁could ▁improve ▁men ' s ▁sexual ▁health ▁is ▁male ▁circum c ision . ▁ ▁Mat ernal ▁and ▁child ▁health ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁mat ernal ▁mort ality ▁rate ▁per ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁birth s ▁was ▁ 3 4 3 , ▁compared ▁to ▁ 4 2 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁ 6 8 7 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁The ▁under - five ▁mort ality ▁rate , ▁per ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁birth s ▁is ▁ 1 3 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁ne on atal ▁mort ality ▁as ▁a ▁percentage ▁of