Curbing HIV Transmission
Bungoma County in Kenya has successfully reduced mother-to-child HIV transmission rates from 14% to 8% through improved healthcare partnerships. The region continues to focus on addressing the 'triple threat' of gender-based violence, teenage pregnancy, and FGM.
Why it matters
This progress highlights the effectiveness of targeted public health interventions in reducing the national HIV burden in Kenya.
Bungoma County has recorded a significant drop in HIV/AIDS mother-to-child transmissions from 14 per cent to 8 per cent over the past year.
The County HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections coordinator, Kennedy Bomji, attributed the achievement to close collaboration between the county government, healthcare workers and development partners.
Speaking during a ceremony to recognise 100 children who attained two years without contracting HIV despite being born to mothers living with the virus, Bomji said good partnership has improved prevention services for expectant mothers.
According to him, the partnership has pushed the county closer to its goal of eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmissions, whose theme is to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and Hepatitis B.
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