Kenya AIDS indicator survey 2007-Results
•An estimated 1.4 million adults in Kenya are infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
•Preliminary results of 2007 Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey (KAIS) indicate that 7.4% of adults age 15-64 are infected
with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
•The KAIS shows that 7.8% of adults age 15-49 were infected with HIV in 2007 compared to 6.7% in the 2003 KDHS.
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Currently 213,000 patients are on treatment with a monthly increase of 5,000 new patients. The cost of treating 213,000 patients for one year is 3.42billion shillings and is anticipated to rise to 3.8billion shillings next year to cater for 250,000 clients. This cost is shared between various partners including the Government of Kenya, The Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), (Medicines Sans Frontiers MSF) & the Clinton Foundation
