Cash crunch hits Kenya’s war on HIV in counties

Activists march during a past international Aids conference. PHOTO | AFP

Kenya requires a hefty $597.6 million (Sh62 billion) to combat the burden of HIV and Aids in the country’s 47 counties, an official report shows, signalling the hard task ahead of raising funds to fight the disease.

The report titled “Kenya Aids Response Progress Report 2016” published by the National Aids Control Council (NACC) shows that Nairobi leads among the counties with the widest gap between resources available against the need.

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