Nairobi, April 2 -- The fight against HIV in marginalised communities in Kenya has taken a major hit after the sector received zero funding last year.

This, according to a new report has left a financing gap of Sh87.85 million ($667,819) to facilitate life-saving interventions in marginalised communities in Kenya, especially among children, adolescents and pregnant and lactating women.

According to a humanitarian situation report by Unicef, the sector received no money in 2023 for critical life-saving and protective interventions for families in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs), urban informal settlements and refugee settlements in the country, leaving a gap of 100 percent of the required Sh87.87 million ($667,938)

The report shows...