{"id":1674,"date":"2021-03-29T15:09:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T15:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countysplash.co.ke\/?p=1674"},"modified":"2021-03-29T15:09:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T15:09:23","slug":"oparanya-inks-sh260-million-deal-with-usaid-in-support-of-hiv-aids-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=1674","title":{"rendered":"Oparanya inks Sh260 million deal with USAID in support of HIV\/AIDs programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By\nSeliphar Musungu <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kakamega\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kakamega county has entered into a Sh260 million deal with USAID AMPATH plus to support HIV Aids programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Governor\nWycliffe Oparanya said that the funds will be used to pay salaries for health\nworkers and stipend volunteers working under the programme annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSh246\nmillion will be used to pay salaries for fulltime healthcare workers and\nadditional Sh14 million to settle stipend for 201 volunteers working under the\nprogramme,\u201d said Oparanya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He\nadded that Kakamega was the first county to get direct funding from the donors\nto support HIV Aids programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\ngovernor pointed out that this was achieved after the county enacted into law\nthe Kakamega HIV, AIDs and Sexually Transmitted Infections Management Act in\nDecember 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nlaw authorizes the county to seek direct partnership and funding from donors\nfor health programmes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe\nCouncil of Governors (CoG) has been pushing to have direct funding from donors\nto counties for development programmes because national government starved\ndevolved units funds from partners,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oparanya\nwas speaking at the county headquarters after signing an MOU with AMPATH for\nfunding of the HIV Aids programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) Chief Executive Officer Dr Wilson Aruasa and Chief of Party AMPATH Plus Prof Sylvester Kimaiyo accompanied the governor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oparanya\nexplained that HIV Aids has had adverse effects on the county adding that\n47,000 people in the county were living with HIV Aids according to the 2020\nKenya HIV estimates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe\ncounty has 91,362 orphans out of which 19,361 are orphaned by HIV Aids, added\nthe governor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

He\npointed out that the county has stepped up campaigns to identify such people\nand put them on medication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\nnoted that the county has been facing challenges in sustaining the programme\ndue to poor cash flow from the national Treasury adding that the donor funding\nwill fill the financial gaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aruasa explained that MTRH AMPATH Plus has been providing health care to 39,000 HIV positive patients in Kakamega County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\nadded that they have been supporting capacity building programmes for HIV care\nproviders in the county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nCEO added that their HIV Aids programmes have had positive impact in the county\nand pledged more support under the new deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Seliphar Musungu Kakamega Kakamega county has entered into a Sh260 million deal with USAID AMPATH plus to support HIV Aids programmes. 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