Kenya's HIV infections surge despite widespread PrEP adoption in 2025

Kenya's HIV infections surge despite widespread PrEP adoption in 2025

Joshua Freeman
Joshua Freeman•
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A map of Nigeria showing HIV prevalence among women attending prenatal clinics in 2001, with regions color-coded by prevalence levels and accompanying text.

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Kenya's HIV infections surge despite widespread PrEP adoption in 2025

In 2016, Kenya was hailed as a global pioneer for rolling out daily Oral PrEP. Fast forward to 2026, and the data tells a more sobering story. According to the NSDCC 2025 Report, new HIV infections in Kenya surged by 19 per cent last year, reaching 20,000 cases.

Despite having initiated over 544,000 people on oral PrEP, we have hit a structural ceiling. The "daily pill" model is failing our most vulnerable.

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