Review of Kenya’s Food by Prescription Program

Food and nutrition services are an important component of comprehensive HIV care aimed at improving the quality of life, productivity and survival of people living with HIV (PLHIV). Food by Prescription is an approach for integrating food and nutrition services into clinical HIV care and treatment services, and PEPFAR is supporting Food by Prescription programs in a growing number of countries. The first Food by Prescription program was implemented in Kenya beginning in 2006, and examination of the initial Kenya program can help inform the design and implementation of Food by Prescription in Kenya and other countries.

The Review of Kenya’s Food by Prescription Programme examines the operation and effectiveness of the program with a focus on specific issues such as the duration of food supplementation, loss to follow-up among clients, changes in client nutritional status and the food delivery system.

This review was funded by USAID/Kenya and the USAID Office of HIV/AIDS and the Office of Health, Infectious Disease, and Nutrition in the Bureau for Global Health

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