Children neglected in Aids fight

• Over 40,000 children at risk of Aids deaths.

• Almost 90 per cent of HIV-positive children worldwide live in sub-Saharan Africa.

“Medical employees are often not trained to deal with HIV in children, and there are too few community health workers to help children gain access to testing and treatment,” reveals the report.

But Prof Ngacha confirmed that the Government though the ministry of medical services has plans to decentralize the HIV and Aids services to dispensary levels where children can easily access.

Post-election violence early in the year also disrupted some children’s treatment.

While most patients were back on treatment within a few weeks, some children stopped taking the drugs due to lack of food or supply failures, and died as a result. Access to HIV services remains precarious for displaced children living in transit camps.