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Topic: Hiv

Calls grow for youth inclusion as HIV, GBV cases rise

By Maryann Muganda   2026-05-23 23:17:26

Health experts are calling for youth inclusion in decision-making as rising HIV infections, teenage pregnancies, and gender-based violence affect young people in Kenya.

Prof David Mulwa's 'Clean Hands' returns to stage with focus on HIVAIDS, moral conflict

By Anjellah Owino   2026-05-17 13:39:02

A student production of David Mulwa’s Clean Hands explores love, betrayal, cultural and religious conflict, and HIV/AIDS stigma in the 1980s through a story of two families.

"HIV also a power problem," experts warn as teen infections rise in Africa

By Maryann Muganda   2026-05-03 18:59:27

For decades, HIV has been framed largely as a biomedical crisis, one defined by infection rates, treatment access, and viral suppression

Archivist's death symbolises the tragedy of fading mobile archives

By Macharia Munene   2026-04-27 16:35:22

The death of archivist Dr Maina David Kagombe highlights the loss of irreplaceable knowledge as living human archives fade without preserving their histories.

Will Lenacapavir be the silver bullet in fight against HIV?

By Simon Mwangi   2026-04-24 17:41:11

In 2016, Kenya was hailed as a global pioneer for rolling out daily Oral PrEP.

Busia rolls out HIV prevention jab as uptake surges

By Mary Imenza   2026-04-23 14:47:36

The injectable drug is administered once every six months and is being positioned as a convenient alternative to daily oral PrEP.