Zimbabwean prophet with ‘ability to cure HIV’ arrives in Kenya for mega crusade
Religious leader and prophet Walter Magaya is in Kenya. The founder and senior pastor of Prophetic Healing Deliverance Ministries (P.H.D) and who is known for his tremendous miracles of healing and money-making arrived in the country this morning and was received by Kenyans in a magnificent ceremony at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. He will be […]
Use of condoms on the decline in Kenya – Aids control council
The number of people using condoms in the country have declined over the past few years, the National Aids Control Council has revealed. According to Caroline Kinoti, an officer at the council, the recent survey indicated that only 45 per cent of men are using condoms. She also said that only 40 per cent of […]
What the discovery of a new HIV strain means
The discovery of a rare new strain of HIV for the first time in nearly 20 years recently made headlines around the world. The big question is what the discovery means for the overall response to the HIV epidemic. A team of US researchers from Abbott, an American medical devices and health care company, led […]
‘My mother died without telling me I had HIV’
Some parents in Kenya take the secret of their HIV status to their graves, leaving their children ignorant and unwell. Brian Omondi, who was born with HIV, started taking anti-retroviral (ARV) pills when he was 10. However, it was not until he was 14 when his mother had died that he realised what the pills […]
At least 850 girls tested HIV/Aids positive in Kilifi
At least 850 teenage girls out of 17,000 who got pregnant in Kilifi County last year have tested positive for HIV/Aids, County Executive member for health, Dr Anisa Omar has revealed. Anisa attributed the infections to unprotected sex, which also exposes the girls to other Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Speaking during the ongoing County advocacy campaign […]