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Environment can be used to fight HIV/Aids

Thirty eight per cent of Nyeri County is covered with forests; making it Kenya’s most forested county. It ranks lower – 26th – in HIV/Aids infection. Elgeyo-Marakwet, whose forest cover is 37 per cent, ranks second after Nyeri but comes in 39th in HIV/Aids infection.

Lamu’s forest cover of 33 per cent ranks it third in the country, but it is also the county with the second least HIV/Aids infection, behind only Wajir. On the other hand, Siaya leads as the least forested county, yet it is in fourth in HIV/Aids infection. Similarly, Kisumu, the second least forested county is third in HIV/Aids infection.

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