Leading With Care: Programming Update 10/10/25  

Over the last several months, while faced with unprecedented challenges, continuity of care for our patients and the most vulnerable Kenyans has been our primary concern.      

We are grateful for you, our community of supporters, and your generous contributions to the AMPATH Kenya Emergency Response Fund which enabled us to continue to care for people who need it most.  

The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is a tremendous success story of how we can work together to solve tough problems.  Currently, 127,000+ people living with HIV in Kenya receive care from AMPATH partners through PEPFAR.  With the end of USAID on July 1, PEPFAR and other foreign aid funding has transitioned to the U.S. State Department. We anticipate that funding for care and treatment programs funded through PEPFAR will continue through March 2026 with reductions in funding anticipated after March. PEPFAR funding has ended for programs focused on orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) without HIV, HIV prevention programs including those focused on adolescent girls and young women, and family planning.

AMPATH leaders are working with county and national leaders to design and implement solutions that ensure continued access to care. This includes developing models that integrate HIV care into Government of Kenya-supported primary care and chronic disease care structures.    

AMPATH research efforts are largely supported by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) with funding to both Kenyan and U.S. partners. Most of our grants are “implementation science” focused, which means that they are designed to determine the best ways to implement interventions known to be effective in improving the health of patients. The structure for federal grants with foreign components continues to evolve and is likely to have significant impact on the type of cooperative research funding that AMPATH receives.

Philanthropic support provides critical and immediate funds to extend care, research and workforce efforts and to prepare for future anticipated needs. Your investment will aid in this effort, and you will help fill funding gaps for parts of the program for which funding has not been received or not expected to receive continued support from the U.S. Government.  

Thank you for your support of AMPATH Kenya as we hold fast to our commitment to care for those who need us most.  

Read more about the people and programs that are part of AMPATH’s successful HIV care and treatment program made possible by support from the American People through PEPFAR: