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Public Health Minister Beth Mugo undergoes a HIV testing at a tent at Mutu-ini in her Dagoretti Constituency when she launched this year's voluntary campaign on Monday. The campaign targets one million people in the next three weeks. Photo/ ANTHONY KAMAU

Public Health Minister Beth Mugo undergoes a HIV testing at a tent at Mutu-ini in her Dagoretti Constituency when she launched this year's voluntary campaign on Monday. The campaign targets one million people in the next three weeks. Photo/ ANTHONY KAMAU 

By JOY WANJA
Posted  Monday, November 23  2009 at  22:00

In Summary

  • A million Kenyans expected to know their HIV status during campaign

The minister called on those who had tested positive to maintain healthy lifestyles through diet, seeking medication and adopting behaviour change to avoid infecting others and acquiring new strains of the virus.

“Make an informed choice and visit a VCT centre to plan your life wisely,” she said.

According to government statistics, 45 per cent of people who got tested are in discordant relationships, thus making difficult to monitor the spread pattern of the disease if one of the partners refused to get tested.

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Add a comment (4 comments so far)

  1. Submitted by nyarateng

    We need to encourage those infected with AIDs and give them hope in life and assure them they can still have more years down here, with good comfort, food i have seen a left to die guys coming back to life please our caring government provide food to the infected people especially in the Rural Area they are suffering and they need you! I will go for the test please bloggers do likewise.

    Posted  November 25, 2009 12:40 PM  
  2. Submitted by mansiro

    hahahha the minister knows she doesnt have it. why just show us this. so as others to follow. i want her to go to kamiti and see the situation there.

    Posted  November 24, 2009 10:35 PM  
  3. Submitted by baby09

    Give pple who are infected food too,esp in the villages and remote areas,they are really suffering,Kenyan government!

    Posted  November 24, 2009 07:49 PM  
  4. Submitted by rohsafi

    this is a really good move.people need to know their status,we need to change our attitude towards people infected with Aids.we need to come forward, the infected and not infected and help fight the scourge.it is with proper planning that we can contain the disease.come on people we yes we can.

    Posted  November 24, 2009 02:38 PM