Once listed, HIV commodities will be eligible for government budgeting, national quantification and pooled procurement through Kemsa in the same way as vaccines and other essential health products.
By
Linet Owoko
Correspondent
Nation Media Group
Kenya plans to include antiretrovirals (ARVs), HIV test kits and prevention supplies in the government's mainstream procurement system, marking a major policy shift intended to reduce the country's long-standing dependence on external donors for essential HIV supplies.
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