Makueni County youths have been encouraged to use protection in order to be on the safer sides against the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and other sexually Transmitted Diseases (STI).
While commissioning the Makindu chronic care center block, Makueni deputy governor Lucy Mulili emphasized on the preventive efforts aiming at youths identifying the triple threat of new HIV infection, gender based violence and teenage pregnancies as serious area of concern.
The center constructed at a cost of Ksh 8.5 million and handed over by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is set to serve over 2000 patients and designed to offer integrated treatment of chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer, hypertension and HIV.
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Global Chief of Operations AHF Laura Boudreau noted that the integrated healthcare will help ensure efficient treatment without discrimination.
Samuel Kinyanjui the country program director said, AHF has encouraged youths to use protection noting that many of them do not fear pregnancy forgetting that there is HIV infection and sexual transmitted diseases and infection.
“We will continue education them, I have noted that there is a big challenge in youths. We will give them access to prevention mechanism like condoms which they can use to keep themselves safe,” Kinyanjui.
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Makueni county health ECM Dr. Paul Musila, noted that they will not give up on the public but will continue sensitizing them on the importance of visiting hospital early before some of the chronic disease complications set in adding that it’s hard to control but when detected early it becomes easier to treat. He thanked the residents for their voluntary testing in diabetes, HIV, Hypertension and even cancer.
“Once the complications sets in it becomes very expensive to treat and difficulty as well. The earlier the better,” Musila.
He further said that through the 3625 Makueni community health promoters who are fully equipped to test diabetes and hypertension, the numbers are going high in hospital showing that the locals are voluntarily being tested and advised to seek medical attention in hospital which they do.
By Lydia Ngoolo
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