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LVCT Health Prepares to Host Liverpool Community Health Change-Makers for a Learning Visit in Homa Bay, Kenya

Five Liverpool-based community and health ‘change-makers’ will travel to Homa Bay County in Western Kenya in September. This learning exchange is facilitated by the Institute of Resilient Health Systems at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and LVCT Health, Kenya, and funded through the THET Global Health Workforce Programme. The ‘change-maker pairs’ from Liverpool and Homa […]

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Kenya Unveils Ambitious New HIV Approach at Health Summit

The HIV Service Delivery Integration Summit opened today in Mombasa County, with a call for enhanced HIV/AIDS response through enhanced collaboration and innovative strategies. Hosted by the Ministry of Health through NASCOP, the week-long summit aims to align Kenya’s current HIV response with the broader universal health coverage (UHC) agenda. The event focuses on sharing […]

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New principles to underpin equitable research partnerships in global health

Transboundary partners and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have co-developed seven principles that are fundamental to enabling equitable research partnerships. The careful co-development process through which the principles were developed has been published in a new paper in PLOS Global Public Health, co-authored by colleagues from both LVCT Health, a Kenyan healthcare NGO and LSTM. […]

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Liverpool Hosts Kenyan Community Health Leads in an Innovative Exchange Program with Homa Bay County

Community health and public health leads from Kenya and Liverpool are taking part in an innovative mutual exchange programme to learn and be inspired by each other’s work. Six ‘change-maker’ pairs – working in strategic and frontline community health roles in Liverpool and in Homabay County in western Kenya are taking part in an exchange, […]

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LVCT Health along partners to host Adolescent Mental Health Summit

Nairobi,Kenya: Adolescent and young people’s mental health is an issue that has been front and centre lately. For many young individuals, this period can be both exhilarating and overwhelming, especially when compounded with adverse life events and societal pressures, which, if not checked, can lead to profound mental health challenges. Recognising the need to address […]

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Enhancing Healthy, Empowered and Productive Adolescent and Young People in Mombasa County

Mombasa County: USAID Stawisha Pwani collaborated with Mombasa County to develop and launch the second edition of the Mombasa Adolescents and Young People (AYP) Strategy 2024-2029.  The Strategy aims to address adolescents’ and young people’s (10 and 24 years) health needs and to promote a healthy transition to adulthood while advocating for meaningful youth engagement in […]

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Partnership For Sustainable Health Systems

LVCT Health’s Vukisha95 project leadership signed a sub-grant agreement with the Health Department of Homa Bay County as part of our support and partnership in strengthening health systems to enhance HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis prevention, care, and treatment services in the County. The MoU was signed between Hon. Roselynne Omolloh, County Executive Committee Member for Health, […]

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An Investment Conference to Unlock the Bay of Endless Potential

LVCT Health is delighted to have participated in the second Homa Bay County International Investment Conference dubbed (HOBIIC 2024) in Tom Mboya University grounds in Homa Bay County. The investment conference showcased bankable investment opportunities and provided a platform for interaction and sharing of investment ideas that will lead to strategic partnerships. Additionally, the Homa Bay County International […]

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LVCT Health Hosts Learning Visit for USAID-Supported African Countries

Early this year, LVCT Health, through the USAID Stawisha Project, was honoured to host a delegation from eight USAID African countries: Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Zambia, Burundi, Botswana, Mozambique and Nigeria for a learning visit on our Medically Assisted Therapy (MAT) project targeting People who inject/use drugs in Kilifi and Mombasa counties. During their visit, the […]

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Creating Safer Environment for Children

In a significant stride towards fostering a safer environment for children, the Dhibiti Project recently organised a successful Child Protection Sensitization Training for Tingángá DREAMS facilitators, mentors, and change agents. The event marked a crucial step in equipping frontline workers with the knowledge and skills necessary to ensure the well-being of children within their communities. […]