Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Improvements?

“In Kenya since 2001, condom distribution has been radically scaled up; 10 million were distributed in 2004 and 144 million in 2006”

“In 2006 Kenya’s President announced that antiretroviral drugs would be provided for free in public hospitals and health centers and by 2008 the number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy had almost doubled to 243,000”

“There are now more than 1,000 antenatal clinics offering PMTCT services. In 2008 an estimated 65 percent of pregnant women were tested for HIV and 56 percent of pregnant women living with HIV received antiretrovirals for preventing transmission of HIV to their babies”

“In August 2009 the Kenyan government introduced combination therapy to replace single-dosed nevirapine to prevent mother-to-child transmission. The government also emphasized the importance of male involvement in PMTCT programs”


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