By Elsharon Ngobiro The HIV epidemic is a public health threat because of its impact on the economy of countries, loss of loved ones in families, and more health-related issues.…
However, care must be taken to ensure the campaign does not stigmatize those already infected. Knowledge is power and the best way to equip Kenyan youth to protect themselves from the alarming infection rate is to teach them how HIV is transmitted and how they can avoid infection
BY ERMIYAS MALES: Latent HIV, which hides within cells in a dormant state, is a significant barrier to curing the virus. Standard antiretroviral therapies (ART) can suppress active HIV but do not eliminate these hidden reservoirs.
BY MORGAN WANYONYI: omen often face a heightened risk of both HIV infection and gender-based violence. Forced or non-consensual sex, intimate partner violence, and societal inequalities exacerbate vulnerability to HIV transmission.
BY DANIEL OTIENO: The YOU(TH) CARE project adapts linkages with the health facilities in which the trained peer supporters coordinates the visit by young people to
BY SHARON SITATI: this generation of parents finds itself immersed in the pursuit of financial stability, inadvertently sidelining crucial discussions with their children. The consequences of this neglect are evident as adolescents, in their formative years, navigate this period.
BY MERCY DALIZU: Through social support, young people living with HIV are able to maintain positive relationships with those around them and communicate their HIV status.
BY DANIEL ODEKE: prioritizing programmatic gaps and selecting the right interventions for the disparate epidemic typologies across 47 counties forms part of the key to unlocking this fight.
BY MERCY DALIZU: Confidentiality of one's HIV status is also an important aspect of medical information, but slum dwellers often face difficulties in maintaining this key information.
BY MERCY DALIZU: Stigma reduction will translate to people in the affected areas taking the initiative to seek HIV testing and becoming aware of their status.