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Bring HIV/AIDS Information to Kenyan Pediatricians

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Bring HIV/AIDS Information to Kenyan Pediatricians

Help bring specialized care to children in Kenya

The United Nations reports that only 5% of children living with HIV/AIDS receive any treatment. The Kenya National Pediatric HIV Training Program aims to improve this dismal figure by training healthcare workers how to care for these special patients.

Children are not just small adults

Clinical treatment of children with HIV/AIDS poses particular challenges; children are not just small adults. The special care, treatment, and drug formulations children need require that physicians receive specific education, training, and on-going support.

Doctors need to know children need special care

Children infected with HIV progress to full-blown AIDS more quickly than adults. These children are highly vulnerable to opportunistic infections and often respond poorly to immunization and treatment for otherwise routine childhood illnesses. Life-threatening co-infection with malaria and/or pneumonia exacerbates and compounds the challenge of diagnosing symptoms and providing effective treatment.

Rates of childhood infection are staggering

Every minute a child under the age of 15 dies as a result of AIDS. Every day nearly 1,800 children become infected with the HIV virus.

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Thanks to 1 donor like you, a total of $25 was raised for this project on GlobalGiving. Combined with other sources of funding, this project raised enough money to fund the outlined activities and is no longer accepting donations.

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