… Kenya had been making major progress on HIV/AIDS with its international partners, said Douglas Bosire, head of the National Syndemic Diseases Control Council, pointing to a drop in new infections from around 110,000 in 2005 to 13,936 in 2025. …
… NSDCC Chief Executive Officer Douglas Bosire said the country's HIV response has transformed dramatically from the dark days of the 1980s and 1990s, when HIV diagnosis was widely perceived as a death sentence."It is a fact that the HIV response in this country has evolved and gro …
… The NSDCC Chief Executive Officer Douglas Bosire urged political leaders and all members of society to make concerted efforts to end new HIV infections. …
… NSDCC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Douglas Bosire said the country has made progress in the response towards ending AIDS as a public health threat over the years. …
… reality. “Whether we like it or not, these children are having sex,” she says. “Telling them not to have sex is no longer enough because many are already sexually active.” The concerns are echoed by National Syndemic Diseases Control Council Chief Executive Officer Douglas Bosire …
… According to NSDCC Chief Executive Officer Douglas Bosire, the country's HIV response has transformed dramatically from the dark days of the 1980s and 1990s when an HIV diagnosis was widely perceived as a death sentence. …
… Speaking during the award ceremony National Syndemic Disease Control Council (NSDCC) C.E.O Douglas Bosire congratulated all the 99 journalists who submitted their stories insisting that journalists play a big role in highlighting both the strides made and challenges facing people …
The Trump administration's restructuring of US aid has forced 73 percent of US-funded organisations to end services to sex workers, LGBTQ communities, and drug users in Kenya. Most of the dozens of clinics that provided antiretroviral drugs, condoms, and preventive treatment specifically to sex workers have now closed, and health staff confirm at least 24 HIV-positive sex workers have died since aid was slashed in early 2025.
The Trump administration's restructuring of US aid has forced 73 percent of US-funded organisations to end services to sex workers, LGBTQ communities, and drug users in Kenya. Most of the dozens of clinics that provided antiretroviral drugs, condoms, and preventive treatment specifically to sex workers have now closed, and health staff confirm at least 24 HIV-positive sex workers have died since aid was slashed in early 2025.
Kenya's adolescents face a growing crisis of HIV infections, teenage pregnancy, and sexual and gender-based violence. State and non-state actors gathered at a National Round Table Forum in Nairobi to address the interconnected challenges, warning that urgent and targeted interventions are needed to prevent the situation from spiralling out of control.
Kenya's new HIV infections have declined from about 100,000 to 13,000, according to the National Syndemic Diseases Control Council, yet health officials warned over 9,000 first-year students at Chuka University against risky sexual behaviour as they transition to university life. Officials cautioned that Kenya's HIV response faces challenges from declining foreign support, with the US government funding 80 per cent of the 25 billion shillings annual HIV treatment budget.
Homa Bay County has launched an initiative to combat what public health officials term "triple threat"—HIV and AIDS, teenage pregnancies, and gender-based violence—with adolescents aged 10-19 accounting for 20.6 per cent of new HIV infections in the county. The programme, launched by First Lady Rachel Ruto, involves sensitising adolescents and community leaders and encouraging reporting of incidents to authorities.
The Government is stepping up efforts to tackle new HIV infections, adolescent pregnancies, and sexual and gender-based violence among young people, which threaten their health, education, and future. The Principal Secretary for Medical Services said the three challenges require coordinated action across health, schools, families, communities, and Government agencies.
First Lady Rachel Ruto has called for urgent, coordinated action to address HIV, adolescent pregnancy, and sexual and gender-based violence among adolescents, saying the response must move beyond warnings to include adults who listen and support vulnerable young people.
The Standard reports on Kenya's teenage pregnancy crisis through the stories of young girls like 17-year-old Ruth and 15-year-old Gladys, whose lives are disrupted by early pregnancy. The article explores the circumstances, decisions, and consequences these adolescents face, including pressure to leave school and uncertainty about their futures.
Kenya has made significant progress against HIV/AIDS over the past four decades, but the National Syndemic Diseases Control Council warns that rising infections among young people threaten to reverse gains achieved, with the country's HIV response having dramatically transformed since the 1980s and 1990s.
Kenya has made significant progress against HIV/AIDS over four decades, but rising infections among young people risk reversing those gains, the National Syndemic Diseases Control Council has warned. The country's HIV response has expanded dramatically since the 1980s–90s through partnerships with government, PEPFAR, and the Global Fund, though early stigma and lack of knowledge created barriers to testing and treatment.
Standard Group journalists won top honours at the inaugural Voices of Impact: HIV & STIs Reporting Media Awards 2026, with Mercy Kahenda winning the Print Journalism category and Rosa Agutu winning the TV Feature/Documentary category. Agutu attributed her success to rigorous field reporting and credible sourcing, and noted that producing stories on HIV-related issues required patience and sensitivity to overcome survivors' reluctance to share experiences due to stigma.