Migori County has an estimated 99,510 people living with HIV and Aids as of 2024, the fourth highest county with individuals living positively in the country.
According to the Migori County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Health, Caleb Opondi, the HIV and Aids annual infection as of 2024 stands at 1,572, making it the second most affected county after Nairobi with new HIV infection cases.
Opondi, who led the county in marking World Aids Day at Masara Primary School in Suna West Sub-County, said that the county also lost 1,041 persons to HIV related cases in 2024.
However disclosed that 77,114 individuals living positively were on life-saving drugs, a positive indication that the advocacy and sensitising messages were working effectively.
