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HIV/AIDS is still prevalent in the society we live in. Though scientists have made progress in making preventive medicine and/or medication that subdues the virus to the extent that an infected person can’t transmit the disease to others, the disease is still spreading at a fast rate.
According to the Ministry of Health, preliminary findings of the Kenya Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (KENPHIA) 2018 survey indicating that Kenya’s HIV prevalence now stands at 4.9%. The HIV prevalence in women is much higher than in men.
According KENPHIA the prevalence of HIV in women is at 6.6%, twice that in men at 3.1%. The gender disparity in the burden of HIV is even greater than 3 times in between the ages of 20-34 years.
The following NGOs deal with HIV in Kenya:
- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF Kenya)
- Devex’s The National Empowerment Network of People living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya
- National AIDS Control Council
- Kenya Legal & Ethical Issues Network on HIV and AIDS (KELIN)
- Kenyan AIDS NGOs Consortium (KANCO)
- USAID’s President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
- The National AIDS and STIs Control Program (NASCOP)
