Kenya: CS Barasa Flags Off ARV Consignment, Assures of Uninterrupted HIV Care

Queer Kenyans with HIV/AIDS face double burden of stigma, discrimination

Queer Kenyans living with HIV/AIDS face the double burden of stigma and discrimination due to their LGBTQ identities and HIV status. The National Empowerment Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS in Kenya (NEPHAK)’s latest report notes this reality, while also revealing queer people stigmatize and discriminate against each other because of their HIV status. The 2024 report titled “People Living with HIV Stigma Index Assessment,” which NEPHA…

Kenya: CS Barasa Flags Off ARV Consignment, Assures of Uninterrupted HIV Care

Nairobi -- Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa has reaffirmed Kenya's dedication to providing uninterrupted care for individuals living with HIV, despite recent challenges stemming from a freeze in foreign aid from the United States.

Ministry releases ARVs amid funding uncertainty

Health Ministry flags off consignment of ARVs, to increase distribution efficiency and avert stock wastage; Kenya has 1.4 million HIV infections.

AHF • Beatrice Nabulya: Redefining What It Means to Live with HIV

Written and interviewed by Diana Shpak, AHF Europe Administrative Services Officer I met Beatrice for the first time during the Gilead protest in Amsterdam in 2023, which AIDS Healthcare Foundation asked us to organize to protest pharma greed. Beatrice Nabulya, the Testing and Volunteer Lead for AHF U.K., had come from the office in Croydon, one of the most populous boroughs in London, to take part in the protest. When I met Beatrice, it felt as…

Health CS Barasa assures Kenyas of adequate supply of ARVs and testing kits​ - The Informer Media Group

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Ministry of Health Flags Off Critical Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Commodities at Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies (MEDS)

Cabinet Secretary for Health, Dr. Deborah Mulongo Barasa, today flagged off a consignment of essential HIV commodities at the Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies (MEDS) to ensure uninterrupted care for People Living with HIV (PLHIV) across the country.  Speaking at the event, Dr. Barasa reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to sustaining the HIV response, despite global funding… Read More »Ministry of Health Flags Off Critical Human Immunode…