Nelson Otwoma
Nelson Otwoma is the head of the National Empowerment Network of People living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya (NEPHAK). He advocates for the Kenyan government to take responsibility for its citizens' health issues, asserting that the situation of HIV in the country should not solely rely on foreign aid initiatives.
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Nelson Otwoma, Executive Director of the National Empowerment Network of People Living with HIV/Aids in Kenya, expressed concern over the blocking of the US Government deal.
Kenya asked to decide on US health deal as court puts it on hold
Kenya· 2026-02-17
National Empowerment Network of People living with HIV(NEPHAK) Chief Executive Officer Nelson Otwoma, says the shortage of medical supplies began long after the US funding pause order.
HIV patients anxious over failure to conduct viral load test amid reagents shortageKenya· 2025-09-01
Nelson Otwoma, Executive Director, National Empowerment Network of People Living with HIV/Aids in Kenya, told The Standard about the withdrawal as a sign that US lawmakers are still willing to defend PEPFAR.
US Senate moves to protect Aids funding from cutsKenya· 2025-07-21
Nelson Otwoma is the Executive Director of the National Empowerment Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya (Nephak) and warns about the long-term effects of the U.S. funding freeze.
Uncertainty as Kenya struggles to fill gaps left by US aid freezeKenya· 2025-04-29
Nelson Otwoma, Executive Director of the National Empowerment Network of People Living with HIV/Aids in Kenya (Nephak), said anxiety over drug availability is contributing to treatment interruptions.
Fears of surge in HIV infection as patients default on ARV treatmentKenya· 2025-04-07
Nelson Otwoma, NEPHAK executive director, urged the government to form a coordinating body for HIV response.
HIV patients now at the mercy of fate after 41,000 health staff firedKenya· 2025-03-28Otwoma lamented that TB testing has been severely impacted.
TB testing, treatment disruptions spark fears of rising HIV deathsKenya· 2025-03-23
Nelson Otwoma, Executive Director of NEPHAK, expressed concerns about the disruption of HIV programmes due to the US government's stop-work order.
HIV patients worry about funding gap, call for local interventionsKenya· 2025-03-18
Nelson Otwoma, director of the National Empowerment Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya, reports on the limited refills available for patients.
Kenya HIV patients live in fear as US aid freeze strands drugs in warehouse
Tanzania· 2025-03-13
Nelson Otwoma, head of the National Empowerment Network of People living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya (NEPHAK), said it was time for the government to take care of its own problems.
Kenya's HIV patients victims of US aid freezeKenya· 2025-02-18
