Health summaries
Category : HIV/AIDS
HIV Women Leading the Way in Kenya’s Fight against the Scourge Reject Newspaper, Pg. 2 Tuesday, 01 Nov 2011
HIV prevalence rate among women is estimated to be almost twice that of men, but efforts by women living with HIV has managed to reduce the rates through awareness creation, with the minister of Gender, Social and Children Development Minister Naomi Shaban calling for the development of a social Full Story Formulate Joint Strategy to Tackle HIV/AIDS, EAC States Advised Kenya Today, Pg. 6 Monday, 31 Oct 2011
The East Africa Community permanent secretary David Nalo calls for regional cooperation and harmonization, of the draft each HIV/AIDS Bill 2010, which he says will ensure that it comprehensively covers the salient features, and addresses the diverse concerns of all stakeholders from across the co Full Story British Premier Threatens Aid Cut over Gay Rights Daily Nation, Pg. 20 Monday, 31 Oct 2011
British Prime Minister David Cameron speaking at the end of a Commonwealth Leaders Summit which failed to adopt recommendation to call for an end to homophobia laws in 41 member states says Britain will consider withholding aid from countries that do not recognize gay rights. Full Story ARVs Costs Cut as More Drugs Appear The Star, Pg. 19 Monday, 31 Oct 2011
Within the last five years, the cost of treating HIV/AIDS has gone down by 75 per cent from Sh6,300 to Sh2,100 monthly per patients, with the decline being attributed to the reduction in costs to the manufacture and sale of more affordable drugs to help prolong lives of people living with HIV/AID Full Story The Beacon of Hope for HIV/AIDS Sufferers Kenya Today, Pg. 3 Monday, 31 Oct 2011
Esther Mwende, a 53- year old mother of four, has and is living with HIV for more than a decade after being diagnosed, and has become an inspiration to scores of other women living with HIV in Malindi. Full Story Government Hospitals to Introduce Palliative Care Services Kenya Today, Pg. 6 Monday, 31 Oct 2011
The Kenya Hospice and Palliative Care Association (KEHPCA) announce a major programme in partnership with The Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund and the True Colors Trust to support the integration of palliative care into public health services in Kenya. Full Story National AIDS Control Council in Plea for More Local Donors Sunday Express, Pg. 9 Sunday, 30 Oct 2011
The National AIDS Control Council (NACC) states that only 15 per cent funding of HIV/AIDS related programmes comes from local donors, and is proposing for the formation of a trust fund in the country to support programmes related to HIV/AIDS. Full Story Stolen HIV testing kits recovered Sunday Express, Pg. 5 Sunday, 30 Oct 2011
Kenya Medical Laboratory Technologist Board inspector expresses concern over reports of stolen HIV testing kits worth hundreds of thousands of shillings, which were recovered in Nyamira town. Full Story |
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