Tag: slum health
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Prioritizing Health Workers and Slum Communities in HIV Vaccine Rollout: A Call from Kibera’s CFK
Introduction: A rallying cry from Kibera A slum-based healthcare rights organization, CFK, is urging policymakers to prioritize the rollout of the new HIV prevention drug in the areas that bear the heaviest burden of the epidemic. With Kibera and other informal settlements often facing crowded living conditions, limited access to healthcare, and higher exposure to…
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Prioritize HIV Vaccine Rollout for Health Workers in Slums: A Call from Kibera’s CFK
Overview: A Bold Proposal to Reshape HIV Prevention A Kibera-based health rights organization, CFK, is leading a bold campaign to change how new HIV prevention tools are deployed. The group argues that the earliest rounds of a new HIV prevention drug or vaccine should target two groups: frontline healthcare workers and residents of slum communities.…