Government to initiate and support localized HIV response measures to avert the impact of the U.S. Stop Work Order

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has held a high-level consultative meeting on the impact of the United States of America government stop work order, a funding that has been instrumental in ensuring access to lifesaving antiretroviral treatment (ART), HIV prevention services, and essential diagnostic tools for millions of Kenyans.

The Government through MoH acknowledged the vital role that international partnerships have played in supporting Kenya's HIV response insisting that it is the country's collective role to sustain the gains made.

The Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Health, Dr.

Deborah Barasa noted that recent issuance of Executive Order Number 14169 by the United States Government, which imposes a 90-day pause on foreign development assistance for programmatic reassessment, has significantly disrupted healthcare service delivery in Kenya.