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UN praises Kenya for meeting HIV/Aids report deadline

Published on March 17, 2008, 12:00 am

By Mangoa Mosota

Kenya has been commended by a UN agency for meeting a deadline to

report on progress made against HIV/Aids, despite post-election

violence.

UNAids said that Kenya was among countries that met the January 31

deadline to send responses for the agency's reporting system. Every

two years, in compliance with the Declaration of Commitment on

HIV/Aids signed by UN member states in 2001, countries report to

UNAids on progress made in the response to the epidemic. " This year,

countries and individuals showed extraordinary commitment to this

reporting process, " said the statement.

The agency said Kenya had gone to extraordinary lengths to submit the

reports on time.

" While post-election civil unrest beset Kenya, civil society and

staff of Government ministries risked their lives by continuing to

travel to their offices during riots, to complete their report, " the

agency said.

According to the report, prepared by the National Aids Control

Council (NACC), HIV/Aids prevalence has halved in a decade.

The most recent modelling of surveillance data indicates that

prevalence stood at 5.1 per cent among adults at the end of 2006,

compared to 10 per cent in 1997/98.

NACC said the turnaround was attributed to greater awareness and

behaviour change.

http://www.eastandard.net/news/?

id=1143983421 & cid=4 & PHPSESSID=fd4ba9910ae8e90da50cb3b24a226d64

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UN praises Kenya for meeting HIV/Aids report deadline

Published on March 17, 2008, 12:00 am

By Mangoa Mosota

Kenya has been commended by a UN agency for meeting a deadline to

report on progress made against HIV/Aids, despite post-election

violence.

UNAids said that Kenya was among countries that met the January 31

deadline to send responses for the agency's reporting system. Every

two years, in compliance with the Declaration of Commitment on

HIV/Aids signed by UN member states in 2001, countries report to

UNAids on progress made in the response to the epidemic. " This year,

countries and individuals showed extraordinary commitment to this

reporting process, " said the statement.

The agency said Kenya had gone to extraordinary lengths to submit the

reports on time.

" While post-election civil unrest beset Kenya, civil society and

staff of Government ministries risked their lives by continuing to

travel to their offices during riots, to complete their report, " the

agency said.

According to the report, prepared by the National Aids Control

Council (NACC), HIV/Aids prevalence has halved in a decade.

The most recent modelling of surveillance data indicates that

prevalence stood at 5.1 per cent among adults at the end of 2006,

compared to 10 per cent in 1997/98.

NACC said the turnaround was attributed to greater awareness and

behaviour change.

http://www.eastandard.net/news/?

id=1143983421 & cid=4 & PHPSESSID=fd4ba9910ae8e90da50cb3b24a226d64

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