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Some of the ARVs used in tackling HIV/Aids pandemic [PHOTO: COURTESY /STANDARD]

By Bernard Muthaka

In a shift in perception, experts are now looking at the power of Anti-Retroviral (ARV) drugs in preventing new HIV infections, rather than a way of helping those already infected live longer.

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