Ten counties have recorded a surge in HIV prevalence, posing a threat to the push to attain zero infections by 2027, a State agency has revealed. Kisumu is facing a worrisome 14.5 per cent increase in HIV infections while Migori is reporting a 9.7 per cent increase. Shockingly, he said, these specific groups face HIV prevalence rates many times higher than the national average. “Despite our success, the younger people are a stumbling block in our quest to end new HIV infections by the year 2027. People aged 29 years and below account for at least 61 per cent of all new HIV infections,” he said.

Source: Daily Nation November 06, 2023 12:52 UTC