Berkley Center

The Reverend Canon Sam Ruteikara is the Chair of the AIDS Faith Based Organisations Self Coordinating Entity (SCE) and its representative on the Partnership Committee at Uganda AIDS Commission, as well a member of the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) for the Global Fund. He is also the Co-Chair of the Uganda National AIDS Prevention Committee, Chair of the AIDS Technical Working Group (TWG), and the Chair for the Civil Society Inter Constituency Coordinating Committee (CICC). Previously, he was the Executive Secretary of the Uganda Network of AIDS Service Orgnaizations (UNASO) and the Chairman of the Friends of Canon Gideon Foundation (FOCAGIFO). He became interested in HIV/AIDS in the 1980s and has since worked with a variety of organizations that are focused on fighting HIV/AIDS. He has spoken at many AIDS conferences, workshops, and seminars, and is widely trained in HIV/AIDS prevention and care. He has written a number of articles on the subject, and also a book, entitled Abstinence and Be Faithful: Methods of HIV and AIDS Prevention.