And what it means. Most patients here have just been abandoned. MSF has AIDS projects in the capital, Nairobi, and in Busia and Homa Bay. Improving the quality of life for those with AIDS MSF's work with AIDS patients in Nairobi is intended to improve the quality of their lives. The organization also works within Ministry of Health structures, providing training and supervision and supplying drugs.
Many women come to the harbor to sell sex for food to willing fishermen.
HIV spreads quickly in this environment, as does the TB which often accompanies it. MSF cares for TB patients at Homa Bay Hospital and also works at hospitals and clinics in Marindi, Pala and God Kojowe, areas of Homa Bay. HIV is not the only problem Kenya faces. In summer 2000, MSF launched a project to fight the disease kala azar in the Dadaab area of Kenya. Malaria is also a recurring problem, especially in and around Kisumu.