Decades later, Kenya has seen significant progress and hurdles in HIV fight

Ugandan HIV activists Barbara Kemigisa shows Antiretroviral (ARV) packagings and tablets in an art design encouraging people infected with HIV to use the ARVs and fight against stigmatisation during the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 at KICC on November 12, 2019. [File, Standard]

As Kenya joins the globe in celebrating World Aids Day today, the road ahead remains fraught with challenges despite significant gains.

The disease has killed more than 40 million people globally since it was first recorded in 1981. Here in Kenya, the disease left many widows, widowers and orphans with some still living with the virus.