Progress to Date

Prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS is at 7.8% according to KAIS 2007 compared to 6.7% in the 2003 KDHS
Increase in the number of people declaring their sero-status
Quality of knowledge on HIV transmission and prevention increased
Significant increase in number of Kenyans tested for HIV and in number receiving ARVs (treatment)
Today there are 213,000 patients receiving ART including children
The ART Program has 345 sites currently, catered for by both the public and private sector per month to date
Increase in condom consumption from 2 million per month in 2002 to 10 million per month to date
All blood units at the regional blood centres are screened for HIV
The number of voluntary counselling and testing centres (VCT) in the country has increased from 3 in 2000 to 920 VCT sites to date as of October 2007
To date a cumulative 2,400,000 clients have been tested and the number of positives has been 400,000
A total of 167 PMTCT sites were established in 2001. Today there are over 1750 sites.
It is estimated that 60% of pregnant mothers visiting antenatal centers are now counselled and tested for HIV. Close to one million pregnant women have benefited from this service.
Nutrition department in place to address issues of nutrition in managing patients on ART, infant feeding in the context of HIV/AIDS & maternal nutrition, Community nutrition during home based care and nutrition support for people living with HIV/AIDS in all life cycle stages.
Development of training materials for ART,PMTCT, VCT, Lab, TB, Diagnostic Testing and Counseling is ongoing
National guidelines for HBC, VCT, ART, PMCT, HIV Testing in Clinical Settings and Blood Safety have been developed and are re-evaluated periodically.