AFP (NAIROBI) — According to the Kenyan Health Ministry, Kenya will spend $61.4 million in 2009 on antiretroviral (ARV) therapy for a surge of new HIV/AIDS patients in the country. Some 190,000 patients are currently on ARV treatment, with a monthly increase of 5,000 new patients, according to the ministry. HIV/AIDS patients are expected to increase by 60,000; making an approximate total of 250,000 HIV/AIDS clients for
2009. The funds will be provided by the government, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and foreign charities and foundations. Kenya's official AIDS prevalence rate is 5.1 percent, down from 5.9 percent in 2005. Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080406/hl_afp/healthkenyaaids (Reliability: 8)Comment: In 2003, President George W. Bush announced the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, a five-year, $15 billion U.S. Government initiative that aims to provide treatment and care to at least 12 million HIV/AIDS infected individuals, and provide prevention to at least 7 million individuals. Under the Emergency Plan, Kenya received nearly $92.5 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2004, more than $142.9 million in FY 2005, approximately $208.3 million in FY 2006 and approximately $368.1 million in FY 2007 to support comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care programs. Source: http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/Countries/africa/kenya.html
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What happened to the .8 % of people with HIV/AIDS since 2005?
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