By PETER KOMBE
Lobbyists working with people living with human
immunodeficiency virus victims have expressed fear of the ongoing allegations
of graft saying they risk scaring away donors.
The lobbyist pointed that donors may cut short
their funding thus curtails the delivery of essential services to HIV victims.
Addressing the media in Mombasa during a food
distribution exercise to HIV infected victims, Dream Achievers Youth
Organization programs coordinator Enos Opiyo said the pandemic has affected all
sectors including organizations working with people living with HIV.
He lamented an increase of Sexual Transmitted
diseases and gender based violence cases coupled with rapid unemployment.
“We are afraid that the cases of graft reported in
the media risk scaring donors. And this hinders the delivery of services
to people living with HIV,” he noted
Meanwhile, Dr Khadija Awadh an Ministry of health
official in charge of Mvita Clinic called on parents to ensure their children
stay safe during this period the country is combating the spread of covid19.
She reiterated the county’s commitment in the
provision of efficient health services to the locals.
“Parents should join hands with us in order to
facilitate service delivery during this period of COVID19.
At the same time Joseph Wachira an official from the Aids Healthcare Foundation Kenya said COVID-19 has negatively impacted dozens of Kenyans throughout the country.
He explains that there is a need to cushion HIV
infected families with food and nutrition supplies.
He noted “Thousands of young people have lost their
jobs during this period. We are working closely with counties to cushion such
people and relieve them from the pangs of COVID-19.
The program dubbed “Breaking resilience against
COVID19 in Kenya” seeks to cushion people living with HIV and recovering drug
addicts with food ration and hygiene amenities..
It targets youths aged between 18 and 34 years of
age.
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