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Alarm as infant HIV infections spike in Wajir

Participants march along Kenyatta Avenue in Nakuru during celebrations for World Aids Day on December 1, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

At least three in every 10 babies born in Wajir acquire HIV at birth, at a rate of 33.4 per cent, placing the arid and semi-arid counties among the hardest hit.

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