Search
  1. Home
  2. East Africa
  3. Kenya

Sharing knowledge key to improving HIV/AIDS management

    NAIROBI

    In a bid to document and scale-up 'best practices' in HIV/AIDS, the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) in Kenya has carried out 16 case studies of HIV/AIDS programmes in four African countries over the past four years.

    "We know that that there are a lot of success stories in the HIV/AIDS field, but rarely are they known within the country, and even more rarely are they shared across borders," said Daraus Bukenya, HIV/AIDS programme leader at the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) in Kenya.

    The project was carried out in Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.

    "We are suffering with similar problems and it's about time people learned what works," said Mwihaki Kimura, AMREF Kenya HIV/AIDS programme manager. "These case studies show home-grown solutions to our shared issues."

    One such successful programme is a prevention and treatment programme run by Kenya's Moi University, which has incorporated traditional birth attendants - used by a majority of women in delivery - into the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programmes, and has started a 24-hour telephone hotline to reduce dependence on clinical officers and free them up for the most urgent cases.

    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