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Family AIDS Care and Education Services (FACES) is an HIV/AIDS care and treatment program in Western Kenya and Nairobi. FACES is a collaboration between the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), funded through the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

AIDS deaths in Kenya have a profound and increasing societal and economic impact. Life expectancy in Kenya has dropped from 60 years in 1993 to 47 years due to the impact of HIV/AIDS¹. The worst affected area is Western Kenya, where the prevalence is 15-40%.

Formed in September 2004, FACES mission is to provide accessible comprehensive care and support services to HIV affected families and other vulnerable populations in Kenya, reinforce prevention practices, and train Kenyan health workers in scientifically sound HIV/AIDS care.

FACES is a program of the AIDS Research Institute at UCSF, the Bixby Center for Reproductive Health Research and Policy, and the Kenya Medical Research Institute