CHS has received two notice of awards from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support the implementation of HIV care and treatment services in Siaya County and Lower Eastern Kenya, specifically Machakos, Kitui and Makueni Counties.
The award will see CHS support the respective County Health Departments to provide quality HIV testing services, adult and paediatric treatment services, prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV, support for TB/HIV activities, community linkages, voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), strategic information among others.
This work will be carried out in partnership with the County Health Management Teams across the four counties through these two projects.
The Siaya project has been christened SHINDA – a Swahili term which means to WIN, a project name which shows our commitment towards ‘winning against HIV/AIDS by achieving epidemic control’ in this high burden county. The Lower Eastern project has been christened NAISHI – also a Swahili term meaning I LIVE.
CHS is currently implementing a similar project in Nyeri, Murang’a, Nyandarua, Kiambu and Laikipia counties of Central Kenya and looks forward to adding value to the ongoing HIV care and treatment services in the four counties.
