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4,000 HIV infected infants die yearly

More than half of the average 8,000 children annually born with HIV in Kenya die because of delayed relaying of results on their viral load and inefficient testing methods.

According to the Kenya HIV Progress Report, 2018, which was released by the National Aids Control Council, some 4,300 children under the age of 14 died of Aids last year.

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