Only 20 private pharmacies countrywide have been approved to sell HIV self-testing kits. HIV activists urged the government to create a budget for the kits so they are made available in public hospitals. Studies done on self-testing kits have shown the results are 80 per cent accurate. “HIV self-testing will complement other existing HIV testing approaches. About 1.5 million people are living with HIV in Kenya and nearly one million are on life-long treatment.

Source: The Star May 29, 2017 21:22 UTC