Kenya
Country Situation
Adult HIV prevalence (ages 15-49) in Kenya, estimated at 6.3% in 2009, has declined from 8.4% in 2001. Between 2009 and 2010, the number of new HIV infections among children in Kenya has declined 43%—from 23,200 to 13,200[3]. HIV prevalence among pregnant women was 5.6% in 2009, and in 2010, there were an estimated 87,000 pregnant women living with HIV in Kenya.
The majority (92.5%) of health facilities in Kenya offer PMTCT services[8]. HIV testing among pregnant women increased from 31% in 2005 to 83% in 2010[9], and 67% of pregnant women with HIV received efficacious ARVs for PMTCT in 2011[3].
Kenya has adopted WHO Option A regimen for prophylaxis, and a Multi-Sectoral National AIDS Strategic Plan (2009/2010 – 2012/2013) is in place, of which PMTCT is a component[10].
Link to the Kenya Ministry of Health.
