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The volunteer teachers helping vulnerable children
Children in Magongo, Mombasa who have been robbed of their parents due to HIV have undergone stressful moments in gaining education and food to eat but thanks to the volunteer teachers they are being given hope. KC Albert reports. more
Safe water reducing oppportunistic diseases among people living with HIV
Over 18,000 thousand families in Nyanza region have been provided with clean water. Access to clean safe drinking water has contributed to a decline in opportunistic diseases among people living with HIV in the Nyanza region, Kenya. This follows the … more
‘Marcus’: Is it Poverty, Pleasure or Lifestyle to Engage in Sex Work?
Marcus found his way on to the streets to try and make ends meet and this is what led him into being a sex worker. more
Call for scale up of TB services for people living with HIV and people who use drugs
Urgent attention is needed to address critical funding gaps in tuberculosis (TB) care and control, as well as knowledge gaps in treatment for multi-drug and extensively drug resistance TB and diagnostics, say the Global Network of People living with HIV (GNP+) and the International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD). more
German Institute sponsors talented youths in a bid to curb HIV
Ten young Kenyans are to win educational scholarships to the German Institute of Professional Studies as a way to reduce HIV incidence. more
African Union must tackle conflict related rape say campaigners
International campaigners are calling on the African Union to tackle conflict-related rape when it meets for its 20th Summit today. more
Illegal underage marriages high in rural Kenya, report finds
Despite a law prohibiting child marriages in Kenya the practice is still rampant in rural areas, a report released by Plan International has found. more
GlaxoSmithKline launches SMS service to tackle counterfeit drugs
Health company GlaxoSmithKline has introduced an SMS service dubbed Hakikisha dawa to enhance patient safety by allowing people to check whether GSK branded drugs are real. more
