Needy people living with HIV/Aids and noncommunicable diseases have appealed for help, saying medication on empty stomachs is worsening their lives. Like many other HIV positive patients from needy homesteads in Nyeri county, life has not been easy since the first case of the coronavirus disease was confirmed in Kenya on March 13. She said the drugs are taking a toll on her life and that the welfare of her young children is at stake. Josephine Wangui*, a diabetes patient from Asian Quarters slum in Nyeri town, says she has fainted several times because of hunger. Others say they will have to stop taking the drugs should they not get help.

Source: The Star April 16, 2020 18:56 UTC