Students Today, Pharmacists Tomorrow
KEPhSA National ‘HIV' Policy Position At the time of writing, UNAIDS Data on HIV as of 2020 said that 1.5 million Kenyans are people living with HIV,4.5% of the adult HIV prevalence ranged between 15-49 years old,in 2019 the new HIV infections were at 42,000 with the people succumbing to it being 21,000 in the year.75% of the positively living adults were on Antiretroviral treatment while 63% was for children.In a research conducted by KENPHIA the counties with more than 10% of the positively living individuals were :➢ ➢ ➢ ➢
Homa Bay(19.6%) Kisumu(17.5%) Siaya(15.3%) Migori(13%)
When the 2020 UNAIDS data is compared to the 2018 Kenya HIV estimates the number of HIV new infections has dropped by 10,800 which was previously at 52,800 this in terms of percentage is a 20.45% reduction in new infections nationally. County wise the counties with more than 10% of positively living individuals were:➢ ➢ ➢ ➢
Siaya (21%) Homa Bay(20.7%) Kisumu(16.3%) Migori(13.3%)
According to WHO (World Health Organization) report in July 2021,the total number of people living with HIV in 2020 was 37.7million with new infections being 1.5 million and deaths at 680,000.This in comparison to the 2018 report of 37.9 million people living with HIV , new infections at 1.7 million and deaths at 770,000.This shows an 11.7 % reduction in new infections globally. The statistics warranted the claims that ‘one of the most effective global responses of a generation’since the number of people who are newly infected with HIV is continuing to decline in most parts of the world. Between 2011 and 2014 the number of HIV-related deaths globally fell by 19%. However, the decline in annual number of new infections has slowed. New infections are still rising in some geographical areas and amongst key affected populations, with issues causing it among the young vulnerable according to avert.org being:➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢ ➢
Unprotected sex. Early sexual debut. Not using condoms. Older partners. Young sex workers. Young transgender people.
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Young people who inject drugs.
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