Kenya making significant progress against HIV/Aids pandemic

From left: Embu Governor Martin Wambora, Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki and University of Embu vice-chancellor Prof Daniel Mugendi during the launch of the Kenya AIDS Response Progress Report 2018 at the University of Embu on Saturday. (Joseph Muchiri, Standard)

Kenya is making significant progress to achieve the global targets of zero new infections, zero Aids-related deaths and zero discrimination.

According to the Kenya Aids Response Report 2018, the overall HIV/Aids prevalence rate dropped to 4.9 per cent in 2017 down from 5.6 per cent in 2016.