Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) popularly known as Bilharzia is one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) that has been eating into the gains that have been made in the health system. Statistics indicate that 261 million females of reproductive age are at a high risk of suffering the consequences of this parasitic infection. Studies show that […]
My Health My Choice (MHMC) is one of the Evidence-Based Interventions (EBI) under the DREAMS program that targets girls aged 15-17 years both in school and out of school setup. The course that is administered by two facilitators- a male and a female, has four sessions that build on each other progressively. The course should […]
The Family Matters Program! (FMP) is one of the evidence-based interventions under the DREAMS project – an ambitious public-private partnership to reduce rates of HIV among adolescent girls and young women. LVCT Health started implementing DREAMS- in 2017 targeting vulnerable adolescent girls and young women within informal settlements in Nairobi, Kiambu, Migori and Homabay counties. […]
Counties bordering Lake Victoria have the highest adult HIV prevalence in Kenya. Within the region, fisherfolk (FF) who catch, sell, or process fish and their spouses are considered a priority population in HIV transmission. The many intertwined and complex constants that characterize this population have proven a hard nut to crack in the quest to eradicate […]
In the noisy and dusty goldmines of Masara in Suna West Sub-County, Migori County, our team of health care providers make their way to a local liquor (chang’aa) den infested with middle-aged and teenage men reveling in broad daylight oblivious of the dangers they pose themselves to given that Covid-19 still poses a threat to […]
LVCT Health was last week named as co-recipient, alongside Dr. Mike Ryan of WHO, of Trócaire’s Romero Award. Here, LVCT Health Executive Director, Dr. Lilian Otiso, explains how the organisation responded to Covid-19 by protecting vulnerable young women. LVCT Health has been around for over 20 years, focussing on those that are vulnerable and marginalised. […]
We are proud to have been nominated for the global Oscar Romero Award by Trocaire’s global office in recognition of innovations in reaching vulnerable girls during the COVID 19 pandemic. The Trócaire Romero Award is awarded each year to a person or organisation who has made an outstanding contribution to global justice. The way that LVCT responded to the restrictions […]
My Happiest Moment was joining IMARA Deborah Michael is in her third year of secondary education at Mukuru Kwa Njenga informal. She wants to become a nurse and give back to the community. The second born in a family of 3 children and raised by a single parent is happy to have joined the IMARA […]
Twelve girls sit under a tree at the Glory missionary in Wiga, Migori county, something they do more often after their tough decision of escaping from home to avoid forced female genital cutting, commonly known as FGM, from their community. After working in the garden, they gather to encourage each other on the action they […]
23-year-old Beatrice Achieng is the fourth born in a family of five from Ragana Ward in Migori County. Three years ago she joined DREAMS after her parents were unable to pay her school fees in secondary school. Through the education subsidy, DREAMS was able to pay her school fees and help her complete her education. Unfortunately, […]
