Human rights are norms that describe standards of human behavior and are protected as natural and legal rights by law. They are those rights that every human being possesses and is entitled to enjoy simply by virtue of being human. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the common standard of achievement for all peoples and […]

Sexual harassment is a form of discrimination and a human rights violation. It is intentional, insensitive and is meant to make the victim more powerless and lower the victim’s dignity. This is because it involves power play whereby the perpetrator uses sexuality as a tool of power and domination. Sexual harassment at the workplace is […]

Nairobi, 29 November 2019 – LVCT Health welcomes the appointment of Dr. Lilian Otiso as its new Executive Director. Dr. Otiso has more than 14 years of experience in clinical, research and programming. The LVCT Health Board of Directors chair, Eng. Patrick Obath, appointed Dr. Otiso as the organization Executive Director and the Board’s secretary […]

On 26-11-19, LVCT Health was privileged to host the UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima at our DREAMS site in Kiandutu, Kiambu County. Winnie interacted with the dream girls and encouraged them to be optimistic despite the many challenges they have faced. She asked them to embrace DREAMS as their second chance in life. Also present […]

At the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) Forum, a group of outstanding and passionate women helped me gain a deeper understanding of what it could look like to leave no woman behind in development policy and programmes. As women with disabilities claimed space to exercise agency and overcome exclusion, they took me on a journey that made power […]

As a young wife with two children Peacock never imagined a life without her husband. When she got pregnant at 15 years of age. He took responsibility. “I moved in with him and he became my husband. Five years later we welcomed our second baby, a baby girl,” recalls Peacock. They were doing well and […]

After high school, Lencer did not have much of a plan. She had done well in her exams, but her results were not good enough for the competitive government-sponsorship she required to attend university. This, coupled with the fact that she also had younger siblings meant that Lencer’s educational journey halted prematurely. Lencer idled around […]

Join us during the Global Health Practitioner Conference that will take place from 14th – 16th October in Nairobi,Kenya. LVCT will be leading an interactive session on, How to (and not to do) Quality Improvement and Community Health. The session leverages on LVCT Health`s years of experience in building quality community health systems that focuses on community voices […]

One of the major events that happened at the United Nations General Assembly this year was the UN High Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC).  The event was held on 23rd September 2019 in New York City and I was privileged to attend and witness this historic event. The declaration builds on SDG target […]

Julius*, a 28-year-old man called 1190, (a toll-free and confidential tele-counseling service offered by LVCT Health in Kenya) when he was on the verge of committing suicide. He had lost his house which was built on riparian land, lost his job and lost his car to a loan default. This led to him living in […]