CategoriesUncategorizedMenstrual Health Application launched in Kenya Adolescent girls and young women in Kenya can now track their menstrual periods using their mobile phones following the launch of “Oky Kenya”,- a menstrual health and period tracker app through a partnership between UNICEF, LVCT Health and the Government of Kenya. The first-of-its-kind period tracker app in Kenya […]
CategoriesUncategorizedNairobi, Kenya, April 20,2023: LVCT Health celebrated 20 years of rich history, journey and progress towards delivering health outcomes in Kenya and beyond. The 20th anniversary celebration was the first since its inception following the establishment of the first three Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) sites in Kenya. In an evening filled with pomp and colour, […]
CategoriesUncategorizedThe 2019 Violence Against Children (VAC) Survey results established that violence against children is still prevalent. Through the State Department of Social Protection – Department of Children Services, the Government has developed a National Prevention and Response Plan (2019-2023) to reduce VAC prevalence by 40%. Kenya has committed to working towards ending all forms of […]
34 year old Athmani Ezzad is a recovering heroin addict. After finishing primary education in 1997 in Kisumu County, Athmani dropped out of school due to peer influence and drug abuse behaviours he had picked up from his friends in his final years in primary school. Efforts by his parents to take him back to […]
Anne Atieno, a 24 year old girl married with two daughters and who currently lives in Kibagare was born to a large family of 13 children, 10 of whom are dead under unclear circumstances. She has a history of early marriage, abuse and dropped out of school in class 8 due to lack of school […]
It is a busy sunny morning at Kaliku dispensary, in Kitui County. Seated among the more than a dozen mothers and their children waiting to be served at the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) clinic is Mr. Nguli Mwengi, a 51 year old man who is carrying his 9 month old baby on his lap. […]
Six short videos describe how a Kenyan non-profit organization (LVCT Health) tackles one of Africa’s toughest missions: helping young women protect themselves against HIV. DECEMBER 15, 2017 – The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/15/health/hiv-prevention-africa-prep.html
A student at the University of Nairobi taking a HIV test at the LVCT Health tent on World AIDS Day World AIDS Day takes place on 1st December each year. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those […]
Adolescents group discussion during a breakout session hosted by LVCT Health at the Adolescent Health Symposium. The second adolescent symposium was held between the 22nd and 24th of November at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi. It brought together over 300 adolescents from different geographical locations, backgrounds, religions and without a question, a myriad and […]
In Kenya, Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) are arguably one of the most important and useful cadres of health services providers because: They live within the community and regularly interact with the community members that they serve They gather the data at the community level The data they collect is used to make decisions at higher […]
