Mother-to-child HIV transmission high at 8.3 per cent

From left: State Department for Medical Services PS Harry Kimutai, National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC) Board Chairperson Geoffrey Gitu and NSDCC CEO Dr. Ruth Laibon-Masha during the Maisha Conference at Pride Inn Hotel in Mombasa County on Tuesday 29th August 2023. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

The rate of mother-to-child HIV transmission remained alarmingly high, 8.3 per cent, at the end of last year.

Speaking at the Maisha Conference in Mombasa, Medical Services Principal Secretary Harry Kimtai said Kenya bears the seventh highest burden of HIV globally with approximately 1.4 million individuals living with HIV.