LVCT Dhibiti Project
Taking control of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Region: Central Kenya
Funder: U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Project Duration: 2022-2027
Meet the Project Lead
Dr. Catherine Njigua
Programs Director and Project Director, LVCT Dhibiti
The Dhibiti project is a five-year initiative aimed at supporting the implementation of sustainable, comprehensive, and high-quality HIV prevention and treatment programs in six counties of central Kenya: Kiambu, Murang’a, Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Embu, and Tharaka-Nithi.
Funded by the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Kenya, the project leverages LVCT Health’s extensive experience and strong relationships with various stakeholders to support county governments in managing and implementing quality HIV programs.
Project Objectives
- Building on the achievements made through the PEPFAR/CDC Kenya work in Central Kenya to strengthen the county government’s ability to manage, sustain, and transition financing of HIV services to accelerate progress towards sustainable epidemic control and the 95:95:95 targets.
- Strengthening the county government’s capacity to manage and sustain HIV services to accelerate progress towards sustainable epidemic control and the 95:95:95 targets.
- Collaborating with the counties and community organizations to maximize organizational and leadership capacity for direct oversight and management of HIV service delivery and implement high-quality, evidence-informed HIV prevention and care and treatment programs
Target Population
In its five-year implementation, Dhibiti Project will scale up quality HIV prevention services across the target counties. A key feature of the project approach includes supporting human resources for health and enhancing data collection, use and reporting at all health system levels while employing electronic data management systems.
Our Strategic Interventions
Among the key areas of support is the Health Systems Strengthening (HSS), including leadership, governance, and financing of HIV services.
HIV/TB case Identification
Elimination of Mother to Child Transmission (eMTCT)
HIV Care and Treatment with reduction of interruption in treatment (IIT)
HIV prevention focusing on key and priority populations
Health Systems Strengthening
Laboratory quality management systems; Institutionalization of quality improvement (QI) strategies, Health Information Systems (HIS), Health Financing, and Human Resource for Health Management
Where we Work
Expected Outcomes
Strengthened county-led health systems as evidenced by increased resource allocation