Leading With Care: Update on HIV Programming 4/19/25
Over the last few months, while faced with unprecedented challenges, continuity of care for our patients living with HIV and the most vulnerable Kenyans has been our primary concern.
We are grateful for you, our community of supporters, who helped us meet our initial match goal and raise more than $200,000 for the AMPATH Kenya Emergency Response Fund.
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), administered by USAID, is a tremendous success story of how we can work together to solve tough problems. In Kenya, where over 1.4 million people live with HIV, PEPFAR’s support has reduced new infections by 78% and AIDS-related deaths by 57%.
The funding situation continues to evolve, though challenges remain. Here is what we know:
Currently, 127,000+ people living with HIV in Kenya receive care from AMPATH partners through PEPFAR.
A majority of our expected funding for HIV programs from PEPFAR was received in March and April.
Most AMPATH HIV care and treatment programs have resumed. Patients should complete their scheduled visits.
AMPATH leaders are working to identify the most critical unmet needs and to design and implement models that integrate HIV care into Government of Kenya-supported primary care and chronic disease care structures.
Philanthropic support provides critical and immediate funds to extend care and workforce efforts and to prepare for future anticipated needs.
A targeted goal of $5 million in 2025 will fuel efforts to redesign care delivery by incorporating HIV care into sustainable, government primary care systems. Your investment will aid in this effort and you will help fill remaining funding gaps for parts of the program for which funding has not been received or not expected to receive continued support from the U.S. Government.
Thank you for your support of AMPATH Kenya as we hold fast to our commitment to care for those who need us most.
Read more about the people and programs that are part of AMPATH’s successful HIV care and treatment program made possible by support from the American People through PEPFAR and USAID:
