Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) is the non-state Principal Recipient (PR) for the Global Fund HIV Grant, running from July 2021 to June 2024 (NFM3). The goal of the grant is to contribute to the attainment of universal health coverage through comprehensive HIV prevention, treatment and care for all people in Kenya while the objectives is to reduce new HIV infections by 75%. reduce AIDs related mortality by 50% and reduce HIV related stigma and discrimination to less than 25%.

Despite the strong national and international legal frameworks and commitments to the protection of human rights, Kenya still faces challenges. There remain human rights, gender and age-related barriers to HIV and TB services in Kenya

The Constitution of Kenya (2010) contains a comprehensive Bill of Rights. Article 43 guarantees all Kenyans their economic, social, and cultural (ESC) rights. It asserts the “right for every person to social security and binds the State to provide appropriate social security to persons who are unable to support themselves and their dependents.” This right is closely linked to other social protection rights, including the right to healthcare, human dignity, reasonable working conditions, and access to justice. Article 21 establishes the progressive realization of social and economic rights and obligates the State to “observe, respect, protect, promote, and fulfil the rights and fundamental freedoms in the Bill of Rights.”Kenya’s HIV program is premised on making health services available, accessible, and acceptable through the removal of human rights and gender-related barriers to access to HIV services, including through stigma and discrimination reduction. Despite all the efforts, barriers to service access still exist, and therefore continued advocacy efforts need to be sustained.