The International Aids Society (IAS) has welcomed a bipartisan decision by the US Senate to protect the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar) from proposed funding cuts.
US President Donald Trump's had threatened to slash $400 million (Sh51 trillion). The move comes as Kenya Red Cross Society, a principal recipient of Global Fund support, ramps up key interventions to reverse a worrying rise in mother-to-child HIV transmission, up from seven to nine per cent between 2023 and 2024.
Through US Agency for International Development (USAid) and Pepfar, America has played a vital role in Kenya's healthcare system.
The support includes malaria treatment, essential drug supply-such as antiretroviral (ARVs) and antimalarials, vaccine distribution, TB care, and training of healthcare providers.
