Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders, with Jhpiego serving as the lead consortium partner, this four-year project (2016–2020) scales up oral PrEP for HIV prevention among key populations (including adolescent girls, young women, female sex workers, men who have sex with men, and transgender persons). It integrates PrEP into public and private health facilities as well as specialized sex worker clinics (drop-in centers).

ICRHK Achievements
As the lead partner in the coast region (Mombasa, Kilifi, Kwale, and Taita Taveta), ICRHK:

1. Reached over 14,500 female sex workers and men who have sex with men with HIV prevention services.
2. Supported more than 3,800 individuals to initiate PrEP between 2017 and 2019.
3. Delivered PrEP services through eight specialized clinics, outreach activities, and peer-led interventions.
4. Contributed evidence that shaped Kenya’s national PrEP rollout and informed future HIV prevention policy.

LINKAGES Project (March 2016 – Sept 2019) (Linkages across the Continuum for HIV care for Key Populations affected by HIV) 

The LINKAGES Project, funded by USAID and implemented by ICRHK in partnership with FHI 360, provides HIV prevention, care, and treatment services to female sex workers (FSWs), men who have sex with men (MSM), and transgender individuals across Mombasa, Kilifi, Kwale, and Taita Taveta Counties through peer-led demand creation, specialized clinics, and outreach.

Impact

• 14,000+ FSWs and 3,000+ MSMreached with HIV prevention interventions.
• 3,800+ initiated on PrEPacross ICRHK-supported sites.
• Expanded access tofamily planning and cervical cancer screening for FSWs.
• Strengthenedcounty-level technical working groups for key populations.
• Achieved90%+ ART linkage rates for HIV-positive FSWs, MSM, and transgender individuals.