More than 500 sex workers in Malaba volunteered to undergo an HIV and AIDS test during an exercise conducted in pubs at night. An activist for the sex workers, Lucy Obaete said Countryside Bar popularly known as 'Chungulia' recorded 96 volunteers, Winkers 122 and Malaba Roadblock 300. Obaete said the exercise, sponsored by Akukuranut Development Trust, received positive response because many people fear knowing their status. She said lack of VCT Centres in Malaba besides the dispensaries is a concern and appealed to NGOs to avail the facilities in the border town. Obaete said condom use in...
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