“I believe this is a good initiative and hopefully we can partner towards improving the lives of young girls within Nairobi county,” said Mbuvi.

On her part, Jilinde Nairobi County Cluster Manager Mercy Kamau said, the color purple event that aims to create awareness about cervical cancer, was also a good opportunity to create demand for PrEP use among young girls.

“The event has been very successful as we have managed to share about our HIV prevention strategies targeting young girls including the latest HIV prevention intervention known as PrEP,” Explained BHESP DREAMS IC Prevention Manager Mercy Wafula.