LVCT Kenya

12/05/2026

May is for Mental Health 💚✈️
Think green, live well, and be kind — to yourself and to others. This month, let’s rise above stigma, check in on one another, and create a culture where asking for help is seen as strength, not weakness. Your mental health matters.

10/05/2026

08/05/2026

Kilifi County Charges Forward in HIV Prevention with Landmark Launch of Long-Acting PrEP (Lenacapavir)

KILIFI, KENYA – In a decisive move to turn the tide against HIV, the Kilifi County Department of Health, in partnership with The LVCT Health-Stawisha Pwani project, supported by the U.S. Department of State, has officially debuted Lenacapavir (LEN), a game-changing, long-acting injectable PrEP that brings us one step closer to an HIV-free generation. Administered only twice a year, this breakthrough medication is set to redefine the national prevention landscape.

The urgency of this intervention was underscored by James Nzola, HTS & PrEP Specialist at LVCT Health- Stawisha Pwani, who revealed that 983 new infections were recorded in Kilifi County over the last seven months alone in 131 health facilities supported by the Stawisha Pwani project. To combat this, the county has already received an initial 1,096 doses of Lenacapavir. The response has been immediate and encouraging: 406 doses have already been administered to high-priority groups, including pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, young people, and populations at increased risk.

A GAME-CHANGER IN THE FIGHT
Catherine Munywoki, Head of Preventive and Promotive Health Services in Kilifi, hailed Lenacapavir as a game-changer for those who find daily pill adherence a challenge. She called for a united front between implementing partners, the National Government, Division of National AIDS and STI Control Program, and NSDCC. "Our goal is the total reduction of HIV infections. With this long-term injectable, we finally have the technology to outpace the epidemic," she noted.

THE SPRINT TO 2030
While offering her remarks during the launch, Patriciah Jeckonia, LVCT Health’s Program Manager for Policy Advocacy and HIV Technologies, issued a stirring clarion call to stakeholders, including the Community Health Promoters (CHPs), Implementing Partners, and County and National Government health officers. She characterized the mission as a sprint race to meet the national target of reducing new infections to below 1,000 by 2030. “We must be aggressive in our advocacy and compassionate in our delivery,” Jeckonia urged, while challenging the community to dismantle the walls of stigma. “Taking PrEP is an act of responsibility. We must support those protecting their health if we are to win this race.”

The launch was attended by other key stakeholders, including the Kenya Red Cross, MEWA, TIMIZA, AMKENI, EMPOWERNET, and TIKO, all pledging to integrate Lenacapavir into their nationwide outreach efforts.

📢 CALL TO ACTION: A NATIONAL SPRINT
The tools to end HIV are now in our hands, but technology alone is not enough, we need a national movement. We call on every health worker and community leader to champion this new era of twice-yearly injectable PrEP as we sprint toward our 2030 targets. To every Kenyan, knowledge is power: visit your nearest facility to see how this breakthrough can protect your future. Now is the time to replace stigma with solidarity and judgment with action. Let’s lead the continent in ending new infections—not just in one county, but across the entire Republic.

The race is on; get informed, get protected, and let’s finish the fight together. The Ministry of Health Division of National AIDS and STI Control Program NSDCC The Global Fund World Health Organization (WHO) U.S. Department of State

24/04/2026

For generations, Mfangano Island's distance from the mainland has meant that pregnant mothers here had fewer choices, less access, and higher risk. That changes now.

We have just finalized Phase 1 Quality Improvement Training for Work Improvement Teams across five health facilities in Mfangano Island, part of Suba West Sub-County: Yokia, Ugina, Wakula, Soklo, and Remba.

This is part of LVCT Health's C-it-DU-it (See it, Do it) project in Homa Bay County. This model has delivered results elsewhere, and now it is coming to one of Lake Victoria's most underserved communities, where a community health worker is often a pregnant mother's only link to care. The goal is to ensure that every woman reaches all eight World Health Organization -recommended antenatal care contacts.

Facility staff and Community Health Promoters learnt together, because the place where mothers fall through the cracks is the facility-community interface.

Teams learnt the Kenya Quality Model for Community Health, ANC follow-up tools, eCHIS digital systems, and QI coaching skills built for the long haul, not a one-off workshop.

The water between this island and the mainland has kept too many mothers from the care they deserve, we are here to bridge that gap and make sure every pregnant woman on Mfangano Island gets it.



County Government Of Homa Bay, National Institute for Health and Care Research

16/04/2026

🚀 The Homa Bay Adolescent Symposium culminated in the launch of the Homa Bay Multisectoral Action Plan for Adolescents and Young People's Health 2025–2029.

LVCT Health was proud to be part of the just concluded Homa Bay Adolescent Symposium, which brought together over 400 young people alongside government officials, civil society, and development partners under the theme "Our Voice, Our Health, Our Future."

faces some of the most acute adolescent health indicators in Kenya, a teenage pregnancy rate of 23%, HIV prevalence four times the national average at 15.2%, and gender-based violence rates well above national statistics. The Action Plan directly confronts these realities with concrete, costed strategies across six pillars: teenage pregnancy, HIV and AIDS, gender-based violence, mental health, social and behaviour change, and governance.

As a member of the Technical Working Group, LVCT Health contributed to the technical development of the plan, from situational analysis to strategy design to the implementation matrix. Our team's presence in Homa Bay has not only been about service delivery, but also about ensuring that the systems and frameworks guiding adolescent health are grounded in evidence and built to last beyond any single project.

Watching young people in the room, sharing their stories, asking sharp questions and receiving recognition for their resilience is a reminder of why this work matters.

Congratulations to Homa Bay County Department of Health, and to all the partners who made this possible. Now the work of implementation begins.



County Government Of Homa Bay, County Government of Homa Bay-Department of Health Services

Augustine Masinde

10/04/2026

Every pregnant woman deserves quality antenatal care across all eight World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended contacts. That's the standard we're working towards, and this week, we've taken a meaningful step forward.

We've kicked off Phase 1 Quality Improvement Training for Work Improvement Teams (WITs) under LVCT Health's C-it-DU-it . (See it, Do it) project in .

This follows a Master Trainers Workshop held last month, and will continue over the next two weeks, cascading skills from county level all the way to the frontline healthcare workers.

What sets this apart is that and facility staff are learning together in the same room, because improving care at the facility-community interface cannot happen in silos.

The training covers the Kenya Quality Model for Community Health ( ), functional WIT structures, ANC follow-up tools, eCHIS digital systems, and QI coaching for sustained improvement.

At the heart of it all is a simple but powerful cycle: see the gap, act on it, and measure the change.

Homa Bay County faces real maternal and newborn health challenges. This is how we start closing that gap, one team, one action plan, one community at a time.



Kenya Medical Research Institute, The Ministry of Health, County Government Of Homa Bay

31/03/2026

📍Today in , we brought together key stakeholders for the Project Evaluation Data Validation Workshop, a milestone marking the close of a two-year journey in HIV combination prevention among adolescents and young people (AYP) in Kosewe Ward, Ndhiwa Sub-County, Homa Bay County.

The SAWA (Support and Advocacy for Wellness and Access to HIV Prevention) Project, funded by ViiV Healthcare , was designed to address the triple threat and increase uptake of HIV combination prevention interventions among AYP in one of Kenya's high-burden counties.

The workshop brought together the County Director for Gender, the County AYP Focal Person, our sub-grantee Activate Action, the LVCT Health team, and most importantly, the Kosewe Ward community whose voices remain central to this work.

As part of our commitment to rigorous, evidence-based programming, our evaluation team conducted a mixed-methods evaluation to assess the extent to which project objectives were achieved. Today's session gave partners and collaborators the opportunity to review preliminary findings and provide feedback that will shape the final evaluation report.

We remain grateful to ViiV Healthcare for their support, and to every partner and community member who walked this journey with us. The evidence we generate together is what drives better health outcomes for young people across the region.



County Government Of Homa Bay, Activate Action Kenya, ViiV Healthcare

27/03/2026

📍 Homa Bay County: Transforming Schools, One Classroom at a Time

We completed a weeklong engagement with the teachers at Kachieng' Primary School, training them on the LEARN (Learning Environments that Advance Rights and Nonviolence) Toolkit.

Despite the 2001 ban, corporal punishment remains a reality in many Kenyan schools. But change is possible, and it starts with equipping educators with the right tools.

The LEARN Toolkit takes a whole-school approach, replacing violence with positive discipline, child protection, and social-emotional learning. Over the past week, teachers at Kachieng' have:

✅ Explored positive discipline strategies to foster safe, inclusive classrooms.
✅ Engaged with the My Caring Classroom Companion Toolkit for self-reflection and stress management.
✅ Prepared to deliver life skills sessions using the Heroes in the Making learner workbook.
✅ Embraced their role in a broader ecosystem that includes school leaders, caregivers, and learners.

The energy and commitment from this team have been incredible. They’ve embraced the training and are ready to roll out the whole-school approach, proving that when teachers are supported, schools can become places where children truly thrive.

With over 160 teachers, headteachers, and Board members already reached across our focus counties of and , and more than 1,100 parents engaged, we’re seeing growing momentum for safer, more inclusive learning environments.

24/03/2026

Today in Kilifi South, LVCT Health, through the Stawisha Pwani project, joined the global community in marking World TB Day 2026.

As a long-standing partner to county governments, LVCT Health remains a vital force in the fight to eliminate TB. This year’s theme, "Yes! We can end TB! Led by countries. Powered by people," underscores a pivotal shift from global promises to grassroots action.

Impact Action

Through the Stawisha Pwani Project, LVCT Health is turning this theme into reality in Kwale, Kilifi, Taita Taveta, and Mombasa County by:

• Strengthening Health Systems: Working hand-in-hand with the Counties to ensure TB services are integrated and accessible.
• Community-Led Solutions: Empowering local stakeholders to lead the charge in screening and advocacy.
• Delivering Results: Reinforcing the life-saving message that TB is preventable, treatable, and curable.

By bridging the gap between policy and the people, LVCT Health isn't just observing a day; we are accelerating the journey toward a TB-free Kenya.







The Ministry of Health World Health Organization (WHO)

23/03/2026

We’ve kicked off a Master Trainers workshop for the C-it-DU-it (See it, Do it) model in , focusing on the practical shift from project-led to county-led quality improvement in community health. Over the next three days, we’ll be working with county and sub-county teams to identify enablers of and barriers to embedding quality improvement into community health services, while updating skills in facilitation, supportive supervision, and coaching. The goal is to build local capacity to drive and sustain quality improvement as part of routine primary healthcare, not as a time-bound project.

The workshop was graced by Dr. Adel Ottoman, Director for Public Health, and Everlyn Ododa, Chief Officer for Public Health, who reaffirmed the county’s commitment to scaling up quality improvement interventions. By the end of the week, we will have developed a county SWOT analysis, selected 39 level 2 and 3 facilities with linked community health units for rollout, and drafted county and sub-county workplans to guide implementation.

We’re looking forward to a productive week of practical planning, honest dialogue, and strengthening the systems that support work improvement teams on the ground.



National Institute for Health and Care Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute

18/03/2026

Strengthening Health Systems from the Grassroots to the National Level

We’re having an incredible time at the , where the focus is on a critical goal: seamless health integration. From village clinics to national referral centers, stakeholders are discussing how to bridge gaps and enhance service delivery for every citizen.

At LVCT Health, this integration is at the heart of what we do. By linking research, policy, and practice, we provide technical expertise to regional and national governments to ensure high-quality care reaches those who need it most. Our work spans critical areas including:
• HIV & Reproductive Health
• Mental Health & Sexual Violence Prevention
• Maternal & Child Health
• Health Systems Strengthening

We invite you to stop by our exhibition booth to explore our diverse portfolio, including Africa Cities Research Consortium, C-it DU-it, SHINE, and more. Let’s discuss how we can build more resilient communities together.

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Division of National AIDS and STI Control Program NSDCC The Global Fund World Health Organization (WHO) UNAIDS Kenya Red Cross Society AHF Kenya Ciheb Kenya Ouma Oluga Simon Kodiaga