The rising cases of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV in Kilifi County are a serious concern. Health workers report more and more children testing positive for HIV during routine checkups. Dr. Hassan Leli, the County Director of Health and Sanitation Services, says this increase is because pregnant and breastfeeding women are not taking their antiretroviral […]
Tag: HIV/AIDS in children
Mawaziri na wawakilishi kutoka nchi 12 za Afrika wamejitolea na kuweka mipango ya kumaliza UKIMWI kwa watoto ifikapo mwaka 2030. Nchi hizo ziliahidi kwamba, zitahakikisha watoto wote wenye VVU wanapata matibabu ya kuokoa maisha na hata akina mama wanaoishi na ugonjwa huo hawataweza kuwasambazia watoto wao. Katika taarifa ya pamoja baada ya mkutano ulioandaliwa na Tanzania, washirika wa […]
Wakati familia Nyingi zilizo maeneo ya miji zinakabiliwa na uhaba wa unga, wale walio katika maeneo ya vijijini wanalazimika kuchagua kati ya chakula na mahitaji mengine ya kimsingi.
Kenya is among the twelve African countries that joined the new global alliance in its first phase of seeking to end HIV/AIDS in children by 2030. According to the UNAIDS Global AIDS Update 2022 reports, only fifty-two percent of children living with HIV/AIDS in the world are under life-saving treatment. Contrarily, seventy-six percent of adults […]