The fight against HIV in Homa Bay County is bearing fruit after a study showed that the infection rate has dropped in the last five years in Ndhiwa sub-county. Researchers from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) revealed that between 2014 and 2018, the HIV prevalence rate dropped from 24 to 17 per cent. Mohammed Musoke, the MSF medical coordinator in Kenya said the decline in the infection rate was due to the adoption of a new scientific model of HIV care that was based on the concept of treatment as prevention. When applied to large numbers of people, HIV treatment equals HIV prevention,” Musoke said. It also noted that 95 per cent of those on ART had suppressed the virus up from 11 per cent recorded in 2012.

Source: Standard Digital November 25, 2020 09:00 UTC