Search
  1. Home
  2. East Africa
  3. Kenya

US $20 million earmarked for HIV/AIDS

    JOHANNESBURG
    Kenya's National AIDS Control Council (NACC) has set aside close to US $20 million for community-based organisations (CBOs) to provide anti-AIDS drugs in remote parts of the country. Patrick Orege, director of the NACC, told the Pan African News Agency that the money would be given directly to the CBOs, unlike in the past when funds were channelled through the Ministry of Health. During a recent panel discussion organised by UNAIDS on "Reducing Vulnerability and the Impact of HIV Infection among Women", Orege said women's groups and CBOs would, however, have to put forward project proposals for consideration by the NACC in order to benefit from the programme.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

    Share this article

    Our ability to deliver compelling, field-based reporting on humanitarian crises rests on a few key principles: deep expertise, an unwavering commitment to amplifying affected voices, and a belief in the power of independent journalism to drive real change.

    We need your help to sustain and expand our work. Your donation will support our unique approach to journalism, helping fund everything from field-based investigations to the innovative storytelling that ensures marginalised voices are heard.

    Please consider joining our membership programme. Together, we can continue to make a meaningful impact on how the world responds to crises.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian

    Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

    Join