About Naishi
Naishi Project is a five-year HIV prevention, care and treatment program funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). NAISHI is a Swahili word meaning I LIVE and is focused on achieving HIV epidemic control in Machakos, Makueni and Kitui.
Machakos, Makueni and Kitui counties are located in the Lower Eastern part of Kenya with a combined population of approximately 3,545,772 and a HIV prevalence of 3.7%, 3.9% and 5.7%, respectively for adults aged 15 – 64 years.
Data source: KENPHIA 2018 Preliminary Report.
Working in collaboration with County Departments of Health, Naishi seeks to achieve HIV epidemic control by supporting the implementation and expansion of high quality, sustainable and comprehensive HIV prevention, care and treatment programs across CHS supported health facilities in the Eastern region. Some of the services offered include:
Our Response
- HIV Testing and counselling services
- Integration of HIV and TB care and treatment services through a standard package of care
- Prevention and elimination of mother to child HIV transmission
- Building sustainable systems for provision of comprehensive HIV services
- Health care worker capacity building through mentorship, didactic training, continuous professional development (CPD/CME) and on-job training
- Laboratory monitoring and pharmacy commodity management for the supply of Antiretroviral drugs
- Lab sample transport networking
- Information systems management and monitoring and evaluation support
- Positive health, dignity and prevention services for people living with HIV
- Defaulter tracing and prevention through adherence support
- County and regional technical working groups to streamline and standardise quality care through evidence-informed approaches
- Health systems strengthening support through staff supervision and procurement of equipment/supplies
- Targetted interventions for the Key Populations
