US aid freeze puts HIV-positive orphans in Kenya at risk as medical supplies dwindle
Two-year-old Evans was brought to the Nyumbani Children’s Home in Nairobi, Kenya a year ago, suffering from HIV and ...
This New Drug Could Help End the HIV Epidemic—but US Funding Cuts Are Killing Its Rollout
Lenacapavir, a twice yearly injection that prevents HIV transmission, was named the breakthrough medicine of 2024. But ...
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U.S. aid freeze puts HIV-positive orphans in Kenya and their lifesaving drugs at risk
PEPFAR’s humanitarian aid to combat HIV in Kenya was funded largely by USAID. “USAID started bringing [antiretrovirals] free of charge,” said Palakudy. “We put all our children on ARVs and ...
Researchers look for the best ways to help people with HIV quit smoking
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment has gotten so good that people can take a pill once a day to achieve viral ...
Fire in Kenya's main airport compound not disrupting flights, Kenya Airways says
A fire in the grounds of Kenya's main international airport in Nairobi on Friday evening was not near the airstrip, had not disrupted flights and was being contained, Kenya Airways said.
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Pepfar freeze: More than half a million of Kenya's most vulnerable children at risk
More than 500,000 vulnerable children in Kenya face a bleak future as the suspension of the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Pepfar) funding threatens to cut off vital support ...