Nakuru County Director of Public Health Dr Samuel King’ori has called on youths to utilise the on-going HIV/Aids testing campaigns organised by Kenya Red Cross and the county government.
According to the health expert, figures from the national HIV centre indicated worrying statistics in Nakuru, but expressed confidence that all measures were in place to educate people on the importance of engaging in safe sex practices especially the youth, who he said, were the most affected.
“Our target group are the youth who form the largest segment of the population. Let them visit the Red Cross camps that will be in different wards across the county for free tests and expert advice on how to live safely,” he said.
Speaking at Nyayo Gardens where the doctors had pitched tents on Sunday, Dr King’ori noted that the County’s Public Health and sanitation department was committed to reducing the numbers by instilling good morals to the youths who had been segregated by the society over the years.
He specifically called on parents to allow their children to visit the camps and receive sex education tips, a subject he said many parents were shy of and don’t want to openly engage their children in.
The month long initiative that targets youths, sex workers and recovering alcoholics in Nakuru was launched last week at Tenner Estate and is expected to be facilitated in all the sub counties in the larger Nakuru County.