𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐈𝐕 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬

Kenya has launched the Public Service Workplace Policy on HIV and AIDS and Other Syndemic Diseases (2025) to promote wellness, strengthen resilience, and safeguard the productivity of public servants. The policy expands beyond HIV to include mental health, non-communicable diseases, tuberculosis, and malaria, ensuring inclusivity, confidentiality, and accountability in workplace support.

The launch was graced by Dr Jane Kere Imbunya, PhD, Principal Secretary for Public Service and Human Capital Development , Dr Ouma Oluga, OGW, Principal Secretary for Medical Services,, and Douglas O. Bosire, Acting CEO of NSDCC among other leaders.

The leaders underlined Government’s commitment to a healthier and more productive public service. Anne Cecilia Atieno Okaro, a teacher with the Teachers Service Commission, also shared her lived experience, reinforcing the importance of support and acceptance for public servants living with health conditions