AEGiS-BBC: Kenyan leader urges Aids tests: President Mwai Kibaki has called on all Kenyans to be tested for HIV

AEGiS-BBC: Kenyan leader urges Aids tests: President Mwai Kibaki has called on all Kenyans to be tested for HIV - the virus that can lead to Aids.

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Kenyan leader urges Aids tests: President Mwai Kibaki has called on all Kenyans to be tested for HIV - the virus that can lead to Aids.

BBC News - Friday, 12 December, 2003

Speaking at a celebration to mark Kenya's 40 years of independence, Mr Kibaki described Aids as the "greatest threat" to his country.

He said the government was making drugs available to Aids victims and providing care for Aids orphans.

"Let us bring to an end new infections by protecting ourselves and our families from this virus," he said.

Mr Kibaki said the country's campaign against HIV/Aids had been successful but urged the nation to remain united against the threat of the illness.

Estimates show that approximately two-and-a-half million Kenyans - out of a population of around 32 million - are currently living with HIV/Aids.

There are over 300,000 HIV positive infants in the country.

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