ARVs Stories

Over 35,000 jobs lost, 150 clinics shut down as USAID freeze hits Kenya
Charles Adinda  |  Feb 13, 2025

With Kenyan civil societies calling for increased domestic funding to ensure essential health services continue uninterrupted,  the government now fac...

Kenya to use Sh28 billion annually on HIV programmes as foreign aid policies change
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 07, 2025

With potential shifts in US aid strategies, Kenya needs to prepare for possible reductions or redirection of donor contributions.

No ARV shortage expected despite US funding cuts, government says
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 29, 2025

Health officials said they are confident that there are enough ARVs to cater to over 1.4 million patients in the country.

Childhood in Shadows: Growing up with HIV and a world that doesn't understand
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 21, 2024

Joy contracted HIV from her mother, and her childhood was marked by frequent hospital visits and seminars that painfully underscored her condition.

Mother-to-child HIV transmission rates in Kenya drop, but challenges remain
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 21, 2024

Despite this progress, experts warn that the current rates are still too high.

Breakthrough in HIV prevention anew PrEP injection offers complete protection for young women
Charity Kilei  |  Jul 04, 2024

The trial, known as the Purpose 1 trial, involved 5,000 participants across multiple sites and compared the efficacy of lenacapavir with two other PrE...

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