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Category : HIV/AIDS
Gay Numbers on the Rise The People, Pg. 11
Saturday, 05 Nov 2011

Sheikh Badru Hamisi of the Kenya Association of Uramaa is raising the red flag over the increasing number of men who have sex with men (MSMs) in Mombasa saying hundreds of young boys below the age of 10 years are at risk of becoming gays due to continued abuse and silence by the community.

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Walio Na Virusi Waombwa Wajitokeze Taifa Leo, Pg. 4
Wednesday, 02 Nov 2011

Wanawake waislamu ambao wanaugua HIV wameombwa wajitokeze na muungano wa wanawake waislamu, ili kutangaza hali yao kama njia moja ya kusaidia jamii kupambana na janga hilo.

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Government Grapples With Counterfeit ARVs The People, Pg. 15
Wednesday, 02 Nov 2011

Senior officials in government are investigating how counterfeit anti retroviral drugs found their way into the country at the same time struggling to remove thousands of batches of the drugs in circulation after health workers and patients reported irregularities in the appearance and texture of

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Government Grapples With Counterfeit ARVs The People, Pg. 15
Wednesday, 02 Nov 2011

Senior officials in government are investigating how counterfeit anti retroviral drugs found their way into the country at the same time struggling to remove thousands of batches of the drugs in circulation after health workers and patients reported irregularities in the appearance and texture of

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Lobby in Campaign to Fight HIV/AIDS Stigma The People, Pg. 7
Wednesday, 02 Nov 2011

Kenya Voluntary Women Rehabilitation Centre (KVOWRC) conducts a door-to door campaign on eliminating stigma and discrimination of people living with HIV/AIDS while educating residents of Nairobi’s Dandora estate on how to live with people with HIV/AIDS.

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ARVs to Cost 30% Less as WHO Clears Manufacturer The Star, Pg. 7
Wednesday, 02 Nov 2011

Kikuyu based Universal Corporation becomes the first company in Kenya to be cleared by the World Health Organization (WHO) to produce generic antiretroviral drugs. This is expected to see a drop of 30 per cent of the cost of HIV medicines in Kenya.

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UK Blocks Aid To Anti-Gay Countries Daily Nation, Pg. 52
Tuesday, 01 Nov 2011

The United Kingdom announces new measures to withdraw the general budgetary support to Commonwealth countries that engage in human rights abuse against men who have sex with men (MSM’s). Ironically, the targeted countries inherited the punitive laws from Britain, which has now changed its p

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The Gay Community Demands Recognition The Star, Pg. 26
Tuesday, 01 Nov 2011

The gay community recently launched its official website to break the barrier and silence witnessed in the past calling on the public to warm up to the realization that they form part of the society and must be accorded due respect as they engage in their day to day running of their affairs as Ke

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