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International News AIDS Rate in Kenya Drops Due to Increased ARV UseAugust 14, 2007 Today, the state-run National AIDS Control Council said the increased rollout of antiretrovirals (ARVs) helped drop Kenya's AIDS prevalence rate to 5.1 percent last year from 5.9 percent in 2005. In 2006, 57,000 deaths were averted thanks to the growing use of ARVs, NACC said. The council also reported a decline in new HIV infections from 60,000 in 2005 to 55,000 last year, but it expressed concern that most new infections were occurring among young people. NACC statistics show at least 1.3 million Kenyans are living with HIV/AIDS, 65 percent of whom are women ages 19-45. Agence France Presse 8.14.2007  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. Visit the CDC's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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