ART stock-outs in the Free State place patients on death row

Tantaswa

Submitted by Anso Thom and Lungi Langa Tantaswa is 32 years old and lives in Pelindaba, in Bloemfontein’s Mangaung township. She tested HIV positive in October 2008 at National Hospital in Bloemfontein, with a CD4 count of 484. Her health swiftly deteriorated. “I had been coughing more often than usual and suffering from diarrhoea. I [...]

SMS pill check findings released to Kenyan media

Stock-outs Press Conference : James Kamau, Patrick Mubangizi, Emma Wanyonyi, David Musyoki

The Kenyan team held a successful press conference on 30/06/09 with 22 journalists in attendance from various print, electronic and online media houses in the country. Patrick Mubangizi (HAI Africa), Emma Wanyonyi (CIN), David Musyoki (KEHPCA), and James Kamau (KETAM) spoke at the press conference while Eve Odette (OXFAM) moderated the event. The stock-out story [...]

Mombasa forum a huge success!

David Musyoki in the back with the crowd at the Mombasa event.

The Kenyan team organised a successful public forum in Mombasa, the second largest city in Kenya, on June 23rd at the Mombasa Municipal Stadium. The public forum was intended to publicize the campaign and its objectives, to create public pressure for reforms within the Kenya Medical Supply Agency (KEMSA) and to publicize the SMS pill [...]