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Ministry releases ARVs amid funding uncertainty

A health official displays ARVs, emphasizing the importance of adhering to the drugs. [File, Standard]

The Ministry of Health has released, for distribution, a new consignment of vital HIV commodities for the 1.4 million Kenyans living with HIV.

The release comes amid fears of a potential shortage occasioned by a funding shortfall resulting from the US government's suspension of various health programmes and compounded by the Kenyan government's tight fiscal wiggle room.

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