One of the strategic thrusts of the Kenya National AIDS Strategy Plan III (KNASP III) is to mainstream HIV into various sectors through long- term programming, addressing both the root causes and effects of the epidemic. It is for this reason that stakeholders recently met to discuss the first draft of the National Plan of [...]

A task force to review the effectiveness and assess the progress towards expected outcomes of the Kenya National AIDS Strategic Plan 2009-2013 (KNASP III) has been formed .  A committee to supervise the process has also been formed to look into the review, particularly in the four pillars of the strategic plan: Gender Equality and Human Rights; [...]

Reproductive Health (RH) and HIV services have similar characteristics, target populations and desired outcomes. Clients seeking HIV services and those seeking RH services often share common needs and concerns and integrating services enables providers to efficiently and comprehensively address them.

In an article titled “Perspectives of Integrating Country Coordinating Mechanisms with Existing National Health and AIDS Structures:Emerging Issues and Future Directions,” published in Global Health Governance Journal, Volume IV, No 1, 2010, Clare Dickinson and Nel Druce give an analysis of how countries are adapting the architecture and requirements for national governance of the Global [...]

Kenya saw a drastic decline in fertility from 8 children per woman in the mid-70s to less than 5 children in the mid-90s. However, the gains began to dwindle in late 1990s due to a number of factors: unmet need for contraception, cuts in government spending on sexual and reproductive health, and unintended pregnancy among [...]

Collection, analysis and interpretation of data is key for evidence based policy development and implementation. That said, data analysis and use of statistics can be an intimidating process for development workers. This issue was discussed at length during a two-day retreat on 10th and 11th March 2011, in Mombasa, convened by National AIDS Control Council.

On the 28 January 2011, a paper “Sustainable Financing for HIV/AIDS” was presented to a meeting of parliamentarians in Nairobi. This discussion seems timely given the high donor dependency of HIV/AIDS interventions in Kenya; estimated at 70 to 80% of total funding. Sustainability of any program is a key consideration, particularly for one which is a [...]

The AIDS Working Group of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has developed a guidance note in external HIV mainstreaming. The note which was formally endorsed in November 2010, will guide implementing organizations of the German Development Cooperation: GIZ (GTZ, DED, InWent) and KfW in the scope and limits of external [...]

Beneficiaries of  the introductory learning course on “HIV/AIDS 2005-2010 have been invited to apply for an alumni seminar to share good practices and new developments in the response to HIV. The application deadline is 15th February, 2011. The Seminar; “Regional Alumni Seminar on HIV/AIDS and Gender”, is hosted by the German International Cooperation – GIZ.  [...]

The fact that young women aged 15 to 24 years have higher HIV infection rates than men their age is well known. The Kenya Indicator Survey (KAIS) 2009, reports that young women between these ages were four times more likely to be infected than young men of the same age. This, according to a publication [...]