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Kenya is one of the largest grant donors supported by the Global Fund partnership.
The country stopped and began to reverse the HIV epidemic – a disease that seemed impossible to stop just 15 years ago. Similar progress has been made in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis and malaria.
Strong community work, involving women's empowerment and a strong partnership between Kenya and international partners, has helped strengthen the response to these diseases The devolution of health management from national to local levels since 2013 promises to transform the way health care is managed and delivered in the country.
Despite this progress, Kenya still faces challenges in the response to HIV. Tuberculosis and malaria and the establishment of resilient and sustainable health systems. With 1.5 million people living with HIV in the country, Kenya has the fourth largest HIV epidemic in the world. At around 78,000, the number of new HIV infections remains high per year. With regard to tuberculosis, the country is one of 30 countries with a high burden of tuberculosis, which together account for more than 80% of tuberculosis cases worldwide. Drug-resistant TB remains a major challenge in the country. In the case of malaria, the disease remains a major cause of illness and death, with more than 70 percent of the population at risk of contracting the disease.
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