Over the years, Kenya has made significant strides in the fight against HIV but the epidemic is not over since new challenges arise. At first there was the problem of ARVs not being affordable to most people who were infected and this meant a death sentence to those who could not afford it. This problem …

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By Emmanuel Ochieng For the first time in three years, Kenya has seen a dangerous reversal in its fight against HIV, with the number of new infections rising sharply by 16% to 20,105 cases in 2024, according to the latest figures from the National Syndemic Disease Control Council (NSDCC). This setback is driven overwhelmingly by …

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“I am most fulfilled when I see a child who was once malnourished playing happily, indistinguishable from those without HIV.”— Sarah, Nurse at Nyumbani Children’s Home When Elijah* arrived at Nyumbani’s Respite Care facility in early 2024, he was gravely ill. Malnourished, weak from tuberculosis, and carrying a dangerously high viral load, his young life …

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