UoN STD/HIV/SRH Collaborative Research Group Annual Review Meeting

In a bid to foster transparency and build trust within the communities it serves, we recently welcomed members from our community to visit the University of Nairobi Institute for Infectious and Tropical Diseases (UNITID) Laboratory. This engagement visit provided an invaluable opportunity for community members to witness firsthand how samples from the SWOP clinics are received, handled, and processed.Through a … Read more

Technical Support Unit for Key Population Programme

PHDA in partnership with UoM continues provided technical support to National AIDS & STI Control Programme (NASCOP) to sustain effective and efficient HIV prevention programmes for key populations at scale in Kenya. Objectives   To sustain policy and programmatic focus on key populations in national and county HIV prevention response To improve the capacity of … Read more

South to South Learning Network (SSLN)

The South-South HIV Prevention Learning Network (SSLN) supports HIV prevention program optimization through shared learning and networking by African countries to identify programmatic gaps, priorities, leverage peer-peer learning, share best practices and technical assistance (TA) to enhance national HIV prevention responses. Objectives The network provides countries with a platform to understand gaps and successes, gain … Read more

Strengthening the effectiveness of the HIV prevention response in Kenya

Courtesy call on Dr. Andrwe Mulwa Head ofNASCOP by SSLN Kenya based team members PHDA in partnership with UoM continues to provide technical support to National AIDS & STI Control Programme (NASCOP) and National Syndemic Disease Control Council (NSDCC) embedded within the Ministry of Health to strengthen the effectiveness of HIV prevention programs and services … Read more

PACT Endeleza Project

The PACT Endeleza project aims to strengthen the prevention and management of STI, HIV and AIDS by establishing sustainable community activities and quality services for key populations in rural and urban Kenya to better help them serve mobile populations at risk of poor treatment outcomes. Objectives Support transition of adult populations to more effective antiretroviral … Read more

Integration of Key Population curriculum into the pre-service Police Training Curriculum

This project aims to improve policing practices and inclusion of the law enforcement agencies in Key Population HIV programming in Kenya. Objectives Develop KP module within the Kenya Police pre-service. Include law enforcement-specific critical indicators in the annual performance contracts of the senior law enforcers. Train police recruits to understand key populations, their rights, and … Read more

Pilot Project with Young Key Populations

The project aims to reduce HIV risk and vulnerability among Young women who sell sex (YWSS) and Young men who have sex with men (YMSM) in Kenya. Objectives To test the feasibility of implementing the National Guidelines for HIV programming with Young Key Population developed by NASCOP at the Ministry of Health, Kenya. PHDA is … Read more

Outcome Measurement in Global Fund-supported Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) Programmes

The Global Fund Strategy 2017–2022, “Investing to End Epidemics”, has committed to scale-up HIV prevention programmes, to support adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in 13 focus countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The goal is to reduce new HIV infections among adolescent girls and young women aged 15-24 by 58% by addressing the behavioral, biological, and … Read more

Kieni Fighters of HIV/AIDS Resource Centre

The primary aim of the Kieni Fighters Resource Centre project is to reduce the rate of HIV/AIDS infection and increase health-care access for individuals with HIV/AIDS in the Kieni constituency of Nyeri county in Kenya. Objectives During this pilot project (15 months), the project expects the programme to reach a minimum of 150 women and … Read more

County Ownership and Networks to maintain Nairobi Epidemic Control (CONNECT)

The CONNECT project aims to support the implementation and expansion of high quality sustainable and comprehensive HIV prevention, care and treatment programs in Nairobi County. Objectives To support continuity of provision of comprehensive HIV prevention interventions for key populations in 10 DICEs in Nairobi County To map optimal hotspots for geographical expansion of service delivery … Read more