The Italian Ambassador to Kenya, Roberto Natali, attended the presentation event of the project 'C.o.ac.h - prevention and community treatment of HIV and Tb/Hiv co-infection'. The project, financed by the Italian government through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) in synergy with The Global Fund, is implemented by Medicus Mundi Italy (Mmi) in partnership with the Department of Diagnostics and Public Health of the University of Verona (Univr), Deaf empowerment Kenya (Dek) and the county directorate of Health, programs and partnerships of Machakos (Moh Machakos).
The initiative continues Mmi's long-standing commitment to strengthening public health services for HIV prevention and community treatment, prevention of vertical mother-to-child transmission and Tb/Hiv co-infection in Machakos county in Kenya.
At the heart of the project is the aim of connecting existing health services and enhancing the role of local communities, putting the person and the social and territorial context in which people live at the centre. An approach that aims to generate positive effects in terms of adherence to treatment for people living with HIV through individualised pathways with a specific focus on the most vulnerable and at-risk groups, such as pregnant women, adolescents and young people. The event was also a moment of discussion, sharing future steps, objectives and renewed collective commitment that puts people at the centre, with the ambition of building a future without HIV and TB.
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