The Sub-Saharan Africa has about 65% of the world's HIV / AIDS diagnosed cases (Bariagaber, 2001). In the last decade infection from HIV / AIDS have declined in the United States, due to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) advancements and treatment (Holtgrave, 2005)
The cost of caring for the person with this disease is an overwhelming burden on the household finances. Africa is known for its pandemic of HIV / AIDS, which needs more attention and worldwide care (Kyobutungi et. al., 2009)
3 million deaths related to HIV / AIDS. According to the Ministry of Health in Kenya "Treatment of eligible persons living with HIV & AIDS has resulted in decreased mortality and morbidity, increased quality of life, decreased hospitalization and promoted economic growth as persons on ARVs regain their health" (Mohammed, 2009)
Temporal Variation HIV / AIDS is a serious epidemic that has infected Kenya and other parts of Africa. A lack of change in sexual behavior continues to enhance this epidemic (Muturi, 2005)
Kenya is known for risky sexual behaviors. There is widespread reporting of high-risk sexual behavior, people still have multiple sexual partners, and they involve in sexual mixing, and don't use condoms (Roth, Ngugi & Fujita, 2009)
Most of these people are too poor to afford the necessary health care cost for this disease. Individuals with HIV / AIDS in Kenya are usually afraid to disclose their health status because of discrimination (Turan et. al., 2008)
The information from the World Health Organization shows that although initially HIV / AIDS was proportional for rich and poor in Kenya, today it is mainly concentrated in poorer neighborhoods in Kenya. The media portrays that individuals who are homosexuals as more at risk for HIV / AIDS, however the research have found that anyone with multiple sexual partners and casual sexual relationships are at risk for HIV / AIDS (Wang, Duke & Schmid, 2009)
But the Kenyan dedication to family and the emphasis on being with others is manifest amongst even the individuals most devoted to the solitary sport of running. One Western runner observed: "The locals…marvel at how Europeans and Americans are in constant need of stimulation and entertainment -- they can't believe that I run twice a day and spend the time in between walking around town, interviewing people, and going to other towns" (Douglas, 2005, p
Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) treatment works, but in Kenya underdoses have been common due to a desire to stockpile, squirrel, or cut costs. Less than half of participants in a study on compliance with ACT-administration guidelines reported proper doses that would be effective ("Kenya: Malaria Drug Effectiveness Hit by Under-Dosage," n
Tullow Oil has drilling rights in 15 African countries. This time, oil was found in Turkana County, which Forbes describes as an "arid" environment ("Kenya Strikes Oil for the First Time," (2012)
This lack of available capital has also made operations more difficult as well as more time consuming due to the fact that the banking industry worldwide is reassessing their risk management decisions (Ecobank 2010). The type of business system that is appropriate in a given situation is largely the result of state and societal regulations and expectations that make certain organizational structures more effective and appropriate than others (Whitley 2007)
In fact, as far back as 1947, Paul Rosenstein-Rodin, the Deputy Director of the World Bank Economics department remarked that 'when the World Bank thinks it is financing an electric power station, it is really financing a brothel.' (Moyo, P39)