Nakinae Akiyar Project (ViiV Healthcare)

Overview

With funding from ViiV Healthcare’s The Positive Action for Children Fund, the Nakinae Akiyar project proposed to reduce loss to follow-up in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) for a mother/infant pair, and to increase uptake of early infant diagnosis (EID) by implementing appropriately designed, community-driven interventions that effectively engage people living with HIV/AIDS and existing community health structures, and generate evidence to address the specific challenges of Turkana Central, a traditionally underserved area populated by nomadic communities in northwestern Kenya. Key elements of this program included promoting health-seeking behaviors, continuous engagement with communities and other local stakeholders, and working within existing health structures.