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Rural Couple�??s Love Stands the Test of HIV Ravages
Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011
A story of Samuel Mugo and his wife Miriam Wanjiku who after 14 years in marriage test HIV positive. The couple has s remained devoted to each other even though rocked by struggles as they raise their three young child
Full StoryKenyans Don�??t Know How to Use Condoms Well-Nascop
Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011
According to a study carried out by the National AIDS and STI Control Programme, only 30% of men know how to use a condom, with Dr Nicholas Muraguri, head of NASCOP stating that the rate of condom use is high but skills on how to
Full StoryStraight Talk: Inmates Speak Out on Sex and HIV, AIDS in Prisons
Tuesday, 04 Jan 2011
Studies by the Centre For Disease Control in Nairobi reveal that Tuberculosis and AIDS combined account for 40.2 percent deaths in prisons and are the leading causes of preventable prison deaths in Kenya. &
Full StoryGays Beaten at New Year�??s Dance Party in Mombasa
Tuesday, 04 Jan 2011
A group of self declared men who have sex with men (MSMs) in Mombasa were attacked at the Coast Car Park Night Club where they had gone to join revelers on New Year’s Eve.
Full StoryStudy Raises Alarm on HIV and Marriages
Monday, 03 Jan 2011
A study carried out by the African Population and Health Research Centre together with the discordant association of Kenya is sounding warning bells to married or cohabiting couples saying most new HIV infections in sub Saharan Af
Full StoryHIV Positive Kids Get By With a Little Help from Their Friends
Monday, 03 Jan 2011
A support group part of Zingatia Maisha, is helping fill a large gap in the care of children living with HIV nationally with the Kenya National AIDS/STI Control Programme saying there are just 1,800 trained health workers caring f
Full StoryHIV Positive Kids Get By With a Little Help from Their Friends
Monday, 03 Jan 2011
A support group part of Zingatia Maisha, is helping fill a large gap in the care of children living with HIV nationally with the Kenya National AIDS/STI Control Programme saying there are just 1,800 trained health workers caring f
Full StoryKapsowar Barmaids March Into New Year HIV Tests
Monday, 03 Jan 2011
More than 200 barmaids in Marakwet West take a bold move of undergoing HIV/AIDS test at Cheptongei and Kapsowar trading centers in Marakwet West. The women later held a procession vowing to help respond to the spread of the diseas
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