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This book on HIV/AIDS is a new manifestation of the untold silence and the emerging coping mechanisms of the Poor in informal settlements in Kenya. It reflects what happens in slums elsewhere in the World today, especially now that there is diminishing resources for the fight of the scourge and low participation of stakeholders in less developed Countries in the African Continent. It is a piece each health institution may want to look at for their appraisal.

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M. Ndolo, Urbanus
Dr. Ndolo has been a University Lecturer for over 20 years. An author, researcher and consultant on poverty, gender, Project planning and management, Needs assessment, project Monitoring and Evaluation and Environmental Impact Assessment and Audit and many other issues. His research interests are in Governance, Child Rights and Health.

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