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IRIN Examines Hardships Facing Parents, Guardians of Children Living With HIV/AIDS in Kenya

From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

June 24, 2009

IRIN examines the hardships parents and guardians of the estimated 170,000 Kenyan children currently infected with HIV often face. "Caregivers face the dilemma of how to disclose status to ... [HIV-positive] children, and to whom," as well as other issues, Mabel Ngoe Takona, HIV/AIDS Coordinator for Africa at ActionAid, said. The article explores ways the government could help to provide parents and guardians with disclosure guidelines as well as training and support (IRIN, 6/24).

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