Tag: AIDS
Top 10 Counties With Highest HIV Infection Rates In Kenya
HIV infection rate in Kenya: According to the report released by the National Syendemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC) formerly NACC, 10 counties namely Nairobi, Kisumu, Homabay, Siaya, Migori, Nakuru, Mombasa, Kakamega, Kisii and Uasin Gishu, in that order, accounted for 57% of all new HIV infections recorded in 2021.
Kenya inches closer to developing HIV vaccine
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KEMRI says they were about to develop an HIV vaccine that is safe, effective and affordable with 50% efficacy in the next two years
UN agency issues drug resistance alert
The rising trend entails the ability of HIV to mutate and reproduce itself in the presence of antiretroviral drugs professionally known as HIV drug resistance (HIVDR)
Relief for HIV patients as more effective drug launched
People living with HIV and suffer severe side effects and face therapy resistance will now be able to switch to a more convenient drug regimen.
Kenya...
Wonder drug that prevents HIV infection now in Kenya
The government has launched an innovative self-testing services kit that would see Kenyans having a choice to test themselves for HIV in a private...
Men Smiling All the Way to The Sperm Bank
After the semen testing, the sample is frozen in liquid nitrogen for six months before being used
Sex workers turn around their fortunes with tiny loans
The women are running stable businesses after withdrawing from the flesh peddling business to create self-help group
Strange: Kenyan cats carrying HIV
Panic as Feline Immunodeficiency Virus found in the blood of a cat tested at Lancet Laboratories in Nairobi
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