UNAIDS Concerned About Effects Of Violence In Kenya On People Living With HIV And Potential Risk Of New HIV Infections

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is concerned about the short and long-term impact of the recent disruption in Kenya on the country’s response to the AIDS epidemic. In recent years, Kenya has made significant progress in responding to AIDS with trends showing a clear decline in HIV prevalence-estimated to have dropped to 6.1% (5.2% - 7%) in 2005 from a high of 10% in the late 1990s.

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Filed under: HIV / AIDS on February 12th, 2008