National AIDS and STI Control Programme — Kenya's health agency conducting HIV response work, hepatitis screening, and disease surveillance, including efforts to prevent mother-to-child transmission.
Audio By Vocalize Kenya’s paediatric HIV response took centre stage at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).Head of NASCOP Andrew Mulwa joined a high-level global panel on paediatric HIV, where he discussed Kenya’s progress in partnerships and the gaps that still need to be …
… The screening is being conducted by the National Aids and STI Control Programme (Nascop) and Kenya Medical Research Institute.Lamu was selected because of its historically high Hepatitis C burden. …
… nfections, with at least three out of 10 people being infected, representing a prevalence of 29 per cent.The preliminary findings were discovered during the ongoing mass screening of the general population and people who inject drugs by the National AIDS and STI Control Programme …
… The affected victims are aged between 40 and 70, with infections reported among both men and women.Dr Khadija Hassan, Viral Hepatitis and STI Lead at the National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP), said many of those infected have a history of injecting themselves with drug …
… The head of the National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP), Andrew Mulwa, said new infections remain a major hindrance to ending HIV and AIDS by 2030. …
… According to the Head of Viral Hepatitis and STIs at the National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP), Dr Hadija Hassan, the disease has remained a silent epidemic because it has received little attention despite its devastating impact.If left untreated, hepatitis B and hepat …
… E009 of 2026 before the Chief Magistrate's Court in Rumuruti, authorizing access to Oyan's medical records, including the National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP) Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Register maintained at Rumuruti Sub-County Hospital. …
… Subscribe to our newsletterYouth VulnerabilityData from the National AIDS and STI Control Programme (Nascop) shows adolescents and young people continue to account for a significant proportion of new HIV infections in Kenya. …
Kenya's NASCOP head Andrew Mulwa highlighted the country's progress in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission and early infant diagnosis at a UNGA panel, noting that mother-to-child transmission stands at 7.3 per cent against a global elimination target below five per cent. Kenya is integrating HIV services into primary healthcare and maternal health programmes to sustain progress toward ending mother-to-child transmission by 2030.
Kenya's NASCOP head Andrew Mulwa highlighted the country's progress in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission and early infant diagnosis at a UNGA panel, noting that mother-to-child transmission stands at 7.3 per cent against a global elimination target below five per cent. Kenya is integrating HIV services into primary healthcare and maternal health programmes to sustain progress toward ending mother-to-child transmission by 2030.
African Union member states accounted for nearly 178,600 maternal deaths and an estimated 1.18 million newborn deaths in 2023, representing 69 per cent and 51 per cent of global totals respectively. At UNGA 81, Africa is advancing a "Three Zeros" agenda—zero home deliveries, zero preventable maternal and newborn deaths, and zero unvaccinated children—to accelerate progress toward 2030 targets.
Health officials in Lamu are concerned about a rising trend of Hepatitis B cases in the county. Recent screening has identified positive cases among fishermen, seamen, and healthcare workers, with patients attributing transmission to unprotected sex and occupational exposure.
Scientists reporting a spike in Hepatitis B infections in Lamu County are puzzled by the finding, as the region has been dominated by Hepatitis C infections, with at least three out of 10 people infected with Hepatitis C. The discovery was made during mass screening by the National AIDS and STI Control Programme and Kenya Medical Research Institute.
Lamu County is recording a high burden of Hepatitis C among people aged 40–70, linked to injection drug use through shared needles. NASCOP estimates Lamu has about 29 per cent Hepatitis C prevalence, among the highest in the country.
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.
Scientists and health experts say hepatitis B has remained a silent epidemic in Kenya because many people living with it remain undiagnosed, citing stigma, inadequate diagnostic capacity, low public awareness and chronic underfunding as barriers. Hepatitis B and C are the biggest public health concern because they are transmitted similarly to HIV, including from mother to child, through unprotected sex and exposure to infected blood.
A criminal investigation by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations into media reports disputing a man's HIV diagnosis has been withdrawn after the complainant chose forgiveness over legal action. The complaint, filed after publications in February 2026 questioned the man's HIV treatment history and claims of testing negative following a religious gathering, prompted a DCI probe into his medical records and the accuracy of the reporting.
Health experts at a World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Nairobi argue that HIV among adolescents is fundamentally a power problem rooted in structural inequalities, not merely a biomedical crisis, as new infections persist despite years of programmes and funding.