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Why more newborns are contracting HIV from breastfeeding

HIV vaccine. [Courtesy]

The number of newborns infected with HIV in Kenya is on the rise despite ongoing efforts to curb mother-to-child transmission.

A new report by the National AIDS and STIs Control Programme (NASCOP) and UNAIDS reveals that many infants are contracting the virus during breastfeeding.

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