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Vending machines to boost HIV self-testing in new plan

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Nation | by Elizabeth Merab


Kenya is poised to launch electronic vending machines for HIV self-test kits. This comes almost three years after the government introduced self-testing in the country.

National AIDS and STIs Control Programme (Nascop) boss Catherine Ngugi said the single-use kits will allow people to get results in minutes from the comfort of their homes. Speaking during the Fourth African Conference of Science Journalists in Nairobi, Dr Ngugi said the launch will take place on World Aids Day in Kajiado County…

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