‘Kenya among nations running out of ARVs’

The Ministry of Health however, says the country has enough ARVs to last four months.

by EMMANUEL WANJALA AND MAGDALINE SAYA

Realtime20 March 2025 - 08:06

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US President Donald Trump announced the freeze on his first day in office in January, as part of a review into government spending.
“Disruptions to HIV programmes could undo 20 years of progress,” WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus said at a press conference on Monday.

Eight countries, among them Kenya, Nigeria and Lesotho, could soon run out of HIV drugs following US government’s recent decision to pause foreign aid, WHO has said.

However, Kenya’s Ministry of Health says the country has enough ARVs to last four months.

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