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HIV Drugs Run Short in Kenya as People Say Lives at Risk By Tom Odula, Associated Press Published April 26, 2021 A medical worker attends to a coronavirus patient in the intensive care unit of an isolation and treatment center for those with COVID-19 in Machakos, south of the capital Nairobi, in Kenya Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. As Africa is poised to surpass 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases it is Kenya’s turn to worry the continent with a second surge in infections well under way. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) Kenyans living with HIV say their lives are in danger due to a shortage of anti-retro...

People in Kenya say lives at risk as HIV drugs run short Al Jazeera English © The delay in distributing the drugs, in addition to supply constraints caused by the coronavirus pan... The delay in distributing the drugs, in addition to supply constraints caused by the coronavirus pandemic, means many people living with HIV are getting a week's supply instead of three months [Brian Inganga/AP Photo] Kenyans living with HIV say their lives are in danger because of a shortage of anti-retroviral drugs donated by the United States during a dispute between the US aid agency and the...

HIV drugs run short in Kenya as people say lives at risk TOM ODULA, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyans living with HIV say their lives are in danger due to a shortage of anti-retroviral drugs donated by the United States amid a dispute between the U.S. aid agency and the Kenyan government. The delayed release of the drugs shipped to Kenya late last year is due to the government slapping a $847,902 tax on the donation, and the U.S. aid agency having “trust” issues with the graft-tainted Kenya Medical Supplies Authority, activists and officials said. Acti...

Tom Odula April 23, 2021 - 9:53 PM NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyans living with HIV say their lives are in danger due to a shortage of anti-retroviral drugs donated by the United States amid a dispute between the U.S. aid agency and the Kenyan government. The delayed release of the drugs shipped to Kenya late last year is due to the government slapping a $847,902 tax on the donation, and the U.S. aid agency having “trust” issues with the graft-tainted Kenya Medical Supplies Authority, activists and officials said. Activists on Friday dismissed as “public rel...

April 24, 2021 Share Kenyans living with HIV say their lives are in danger due to a shortage of anti-retroviral drugs donated by the United States amid a dispute between the U.S. aid agency and the Kenyan government. The delayed release of the drugs shipped to Kenya late last year is due to the government slapping a $847,902 tax on the donation, and the U.S. aid agency having “trust” issues with the graft-tainted Kenya Medical Supplies Authority, activists and officials said. Activists on Friday dismissed as “public relations” the government’s statement on Thursday that it h...