Kenya rolls out anti-retroviral drug to curb HIV infection

Dr. Martin Sirengo, the head of the National AIDS and STI Control Program, operates within the Ministry of Health and is involved with technical coordination of HIV and AIDS programs in Kenya, March 16, 2017. (R. Ombuor/VOA)

Kenya rolls out anti-retroviral drug to curb HIV infection

Kenya rolls out anti-retroviral drug to curb HIV infection.

Doctors in Kenya have started prescribing a daily pill to reduce the number of people contracting HIV.

The free anti-retroviral medication is being given to anyone with a high risk of exposure to the virus.

Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller reports from Nairobi.

Source:Aljazeera