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The 24 civil societies operating under the US-based pressure group - Health GAP want the funding retained at the 2020 levels and an additional Sh 1.1 billion ($10 million) provided.
The groups in a document titled, People’s COP21 Kenya, say this is not a good time to reduce funding with the Covid-19 pandemic having disrupted patients’ access to HIV and tuberculosis medication.
An investigation revealed that the country is facing an imminent shortage of anti-retroviral drugs and HIV test kits in most public hospitals.
The hitch, Dr Mercy Mwangangi, the Cabinet Administrative Secretary for Health, said had been caused by disruptions in the global medical supply chain.
31 May 2021
USAID is at the forefront of the U.S. Government (USG) response in the fight against HIV. USAID is a key partner in the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and works closely with other USG agencies on this multi-billion dollar initiative in developing countries around the world. The Bureau for Global Health Office of HIV/AIDS (OHA) is the center of HIV technical leadership for the Agency with primary responsibility for the Agency’s HIV program. OHA provides strategic guidance, technical leadership, and support to field programs in HIV, including direction on allocation of financial and human resources and technical assistance in design, implementation and monitoring of HIV programs.