LVCT Kenya

LVCT Kenya LVCT Health is a Kenyan nongovernmental organization dedicated to improving health care in African countries through strengthening policy and health system

LVCT Health is a local non-governmental organization that works closely with the Ministry of Health through NASCOP, county governments and collaborates with strategic private, public, academic and civil society partners locally and internationally. LVCT Health is currently implementing programs in HIV prevention, care and treatment, Gender Based Violence -GBV, Sexual Reproductive Health -SRH and HIV testing. We are present in twenty seven (27) counties of Kenya. Our work in anchored on the national and county HIV prevention goals and contributes to the Kenya’s vision 2030. We have built a unique capacity in implementation of a Research-Policy-Practice Hatua model that facilitates generation and utilization of evidence from research and practice to inform national policies, programs and strengthen health systems for an effective HIV response in Kenya and beyond.

This World AIDS Day, we reflect on the progress made and the work that still lies ahead.Reducing new HIV infections, tee...
01/12/2025

This World AIDS Day, we reflect on the progress made and the work that still lies ahead.
Reducing new HIV infections, teenage pregnancies, and violence against women and children is a shared responsibility, one that grows stronger through collaboration, innovation, and community-driven solutions.
We remain committed to supporting programmes that uplift young people, strengthen health systems, and promote safe, healthy communities.
Together, we continue to Rethink, Rebuild, and Rise toward a future where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

The 1st Annual International Scientific Conference on Community Health Practice has been a landmark event in , unitin...
28/11/2025

The 1st Annual International Scientific Conference on Community Health Practice has been a landmark event in , uniting community health leaders to reimagine the future of community health. Here are the key highlights and a vital call to action.

Key Highlights
• The event centered on “Reimagining Community Health Practice: Innovations, Partnerships and Equity for Achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC).”

• The pivotal role of Community Health Promoters (CHPs) was celebrated, with Kisumu County Governor, Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o, highlighting them as "the most transformative force in the health sector" for achieving tangible gains like reducing infant mortality.

• A powerful consensus emerged that the elevation of CHPs must be matched with a "commensurate elevation of their operational capacity and welfare," including appropriate remuneration.

• Groundbreaking digital tools like the Electronic Community Health Information System (eCHIS) were featured, demonstrating how technology transforms care delivery and improves maternal and newborn survival.

Call to Action
Community Health Promoters are the heartbeat of a resilient health system. For Universal Health Coverage to become a reality, we must ensure they are fully equipped, digitized, and fairly remunerated.

Let's build this future together. Continue the conversation, share your insights, and explore how you can partner in this mission.

At the Conference in , our Executive Director, Dr. Lilian Otiso, presented a comprehensive framework to bridge the cr...
27/11/2025

At the Conference in , our Executive Director, Dr. Lilian Otiso, presented a comprehensive framework to bridge the critical gap between formal health systems and community-based care.

Dr. Otiso emphasized the core challenge, stating, “Without professionalizing Community Health Providers and integrating them into a recognized legal system and structure, it is difficult to persuade health workers that these lay cadres have a role to support preventive and promotive work.”

She advocates for a clear definition, documentation, and legal mandate for the Community Health Provider role to establish legitimacy and clarify their scope of practice.

At LVCT Health, we have established Work Improvement Teams that formally link community and facility-level health workers. These teams are trained in quality-improvement approaches, empowering them to use community-generated data to solve specific health challenges, such as increasing antenatal care contacts.

This integrated model is demonstrating measurable success. As Dr. Otiso noted, “Health workers appreciate that there is value in data coming from the community and ensuring it links and contributes to the quality of health services.”

At the Inaugural Annual Conference on Community Health Practice in , Governor Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o, Governor of Kisu...
26/11/2025

At the Inaugural Annual Conference on Community Health Practice in , Governor Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o, Governor of Kisumu County, in his keynote address, lauded Community Health Promoters ( ) as the most transformative force in the health sector.

He highlighted their instrumental role in achieving tangible gains, including a reduction in infant mortality and an increase in safe facility-based deliveries and moving communities away from the risks of unsupervised home births, creating a vital link between homes and clinical care.

To secure and build upon these life-saving results, the Governor asserted a critical principle: "The elevation of community health promoters' position must be matched by a commensurate elevation of their operational capacity and welfare." This statement underscores a fundamental commitment to supporting those on the frontlines of community health.

It has been a privilege to host many dedicated community health professionals and enthusiasts at our exhibition booth at...
26/11/2025

It has been a privilege to host many dedicated community health professionals and enthusiasts at our exhibition booth at the 1st Annual Conference on Community Health Practice in . The conversations around our research findings have been invigorating.

We are sharing compelling insights from:
• C-it DU-it: Demonstrating how smarter data links can actively improve ANC journeys.
• NIHR SHINE: Highlighting the critical role of mental wellbeing in building a resilient health workforce.

Your engagement shows a shared commitment to strengthening health systems from the ground up. The work continues!

Stay in touch with us for further updates as we translate these findings into action.

It's all systems go at the 1st Annual Conference on Community Health Practice 2025 in ! Theme: Reimagining Community ...
26/11/2025

It's all systems go at the 1st Annual Conference on Community Health Practice 2025 in !

Theme: Reimagining Community Health Practice: Innovations, Partnerships, and Equality for Universal Health Coverage.

This is a premier event for Community Health professionals, volunteers, partners, and stakeholders.

We're showcasing insights from our research projects:
🔗 C-it DU-it: An innovation dedicated to transforming how community and facility data are linked and used to monitor and improve the uptake of ANC services.
💪 NIHR SHINE: Seeks to strengthen the mental well-being of community health workers to build resilient health systems.

This is hands-on, real-world health system innovation. Don't just watch from the sidelines.

Follow for live updates as they happen!

In , young people, parents, and religious leaders united for a candid dialogue on addressing the harmful cultural pract...
23/11/2025

In , young people, parents, and religious leaders united for a candid dialogue on addressing the harmful cultural practices that restrict adolescent access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. This intergenerational forum, a key activity of the ( ) Project, facilitated a practical discussion focused on developing solutions to these deeply rooted barriers.

By directly engaging the community's key influencers, the dialogue represents a crucial step towards a more supportive and less stigmatizing environment for young people seeking essential health information and care.

Funded by UNAIDS and implemented by LVCT Health in partnership with the Bungoma County Government and the Girl Power Organization, the ( ) Project is a youth-centred initiative designed to increase access and uptake of HIV and SRH services among adolescents and young people.

The project focuses on marginalized areas, including , , and the informal settlements of Kamukunji and Kibra in , and works to overcome the structural, cultural, and systemic barriers that limit access to essential care.

– Day 2Gender, Care & Everyday Antibiotic DecisionsToday, we focus on how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) plays out in ...
19/11/2025

– Day 2
Gender, Care & Everyday Antibiotic Decisions
Today, we focus on how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) plays out in everyday life and how gender shapes those experiences.
Decisions around recognising illness, seeking care, and using antibiotics do not happen in isolation.
They are influenced by gender roles, caregiving expectations, household power dynamics, and access to resources.

In many homes, women, especially mothers and caregivers, are the first to assess symptoms and make decisions about treatment, including whether and how antibiotics are used. These choices are shaped by daily pressures, time constraints, and social norms.

Men, too, face specific risks. Many work in agriculture, livestock, or informal sectors with high antibiotic exposure and limited access to care. Social norms around masculinity can delay help-seeking, leading to unregulated antibiotic use.

For hashtag
hashtag responses to work, they must reflect these everyday realities — in households, health systems, and policies.

👉 Read more on how gender affects AMR: https://lnkd.in/eE7eZ8qe

🟣 Poster Highlight: We are sharing the LVCT Health GEAR UP community poster from our AMR study in Raila informal settlement. It offers powerful insights into everyday realities behind antibiotic misuse and low AMR awareness.








Today marks the start of World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week 2025. This global moment reminds us that contin...
18/11/2025

Today marks the start of World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week 2025. This global moment reminds us that continues to shape the health of families, communities and systems across the world. This year’s theme calls us to to protect the present and secure the future.

AMR develops when medicines no longer work as expected, often due to misuse, delayed care or limited access to the right information. Understanding when to take antibiotics matters, because day to day decisions in homes, schools and workplaces all contribute to patterns of resistance. This is especially important for women and caregivers who guide many household health decisions. Their experiences show why gender and equity must be part of any AMR solution.

At LVCT Health, through the GEAR UP Project funded by the Fleming Fund, we place and at the centre of AMR action in Kenya and Uganda. Our work brings together national policy, frontline realities and community experiences to ensure AMR responses reflect the lives of the people most affected.

Throughout the week, we will share insights from our AMR policy assessment and our IMPACT AMR community research. These findings show how people understand AMR, which groups are left unseen in current systems, and why inclusive and people-centred action is essential for effective AMR control.

We look forward to engaging with partners, communities and colleagues as we move towards AMR solutions that are more equitable, more practical and more grounded in lived experience.

11/11/2025

Our Community Health Promoters – Case Report Form (CHP-CRF) addresses the longstanding lack of linkage between community health antenatal service delivery and the link facility for expectant women. Co-developed with frontline teams, this tool records the essential antenatal services provided by Community Health Promoters at the household level, encouraging routine antenatal follow-ups and making their often-unseen work visible. This establishes a vital connection between community care and health facilities.

We're proud to have facilitated this innovation that empowers CHPs and ensures every mother's journey is documented. The innovation lies not just in creating another form, but in its thoughtful integration into existing systems. Designed to fit neatly into the mother-child handheld booklet (MOH 216), the CHP-CRF has become a seamless part of the documentation tools mothers already carry.

Our very own Mandela Oguche explains.



Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Institute for Health and Care Research, County Government Of Homa Bay

True HIV prevention innovation means partnership.At LVCT Health, we’re empowering adolescent girls and young women (AGYW...
10/11/2025

True HIV prevention innovation means partnership.
At LVCT Health, we’re empowering adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) to co-lead and co-design lenacapavir rollout in Kenya — shaping how services are delivered and communicated.

A key part of our project is making sure essential supplies are always on the shelf for our pregnant mothers. We've ju...
06/11/2025

A key part of our project is making sure essential supplies are always on the shelf for our pregnant mothers. We've just replenished our health facilities with additional stocks of Iron and Folic Acid Supplements (IFAS) and deworming tablets (Mebendazole), and malaria test kits, among other key essential commodities.

This is a buffer stock, meaning it is an extra supply to supplement what is already available. Our aim is straightforward: no stock-outs, no disruptions - just ongoing, dependable support for mothers and their babies.

C-it DU-it (pronounced “see-it; do-it”) is an innovative, Kenyan-led initiative dedicated to transforming how community and facility health data are linked and used to monitor and improve the uptake of antenatal care (ANC) services.



Kenya Medical Research Institute, National Institute for Health and Care Research

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LVCT Health is a non-governmental organization that works closely with the Ministry of Health through NASCOP, county governments and collaborates with strategic private, public, academic and civil society partners locally and internationally. LVCT Health is currently implementing programs in HIV prevention, care and treatment, Gender Based Violence -GBV, Sexual Reproductive Health -SRH and HIV testing. We are present in twenty five (25) counties of Kenya. Our work in anchored on the national and county HIV prevention goals and contributes to the Kenya’s vision 2030. We have built a unique capacity in implementation of a Research-Policy-Practice (Hatua) model that facilitates generation and utilization of evidence from research and practice to inform national policies, programs and strengthen health systems for an effective HIV response in Kenya and beyond.