Between March and May 2006, Straight Talk Foundation (STF) ran a radio campaign in Kampala Uganda to address community awareness about avian influenza and the non-existent risks in the area at that time. STF designed two 30-second radio spots, which ran three times a day for a period of three months in nine Ugandan languages and in English on eighteen FM radio stations.

The spots were meant to dispel growing fears among poultry farmers and consumers about sick poultry and the possibility of contracting avian flu by eating poultry. Main messages included: "Farmers don't fear to restock your poultry houses. Bird flu is not in Uganda." and "Bird flu is not in Uganda, and farmers are maintaining excellent hygiene to protect the birds. So we can all keep eating delicious chicken."

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According to STF, by the end of the campaign, poultry sales had stabilised and poultry was on the communities' menus again.

As of this writing, avian Influenza has not yet reached Uganda. This campaign was initiated in early 2006 because it was at this time that bird flu had started threatening some African countries, including neighbouring Sudan. If avian flu does appear in Uganda, STF plans to continue with this campaign, to ensure that families, farmers and communities know how to deal with the disease in birds and the possibility of a pandemic flu in humans.