I am Joseph Baraza, a trained counsellor, a person with a hearing impairment and work at LVCT Health drop-in center in Nairobi’s central business district. I understand the way of life of people with disabilities and their challenges in accessing health care, including physical, communication and attitudinal barriers. Cases of Gender based violence have been […]
Maryanne (not her real name) first heard of the novel Coronavirus when she got home from work on Friday the 13th of March. A news reporter announced that the first case of Coronavirus had been detected in Kenya. The virus caused a disease that was affecting human lives around the world and had already claimed […]
The onset of the novel Coronavirus pandemic in Kenya interrupted the service delivery and engagements with adolescent girls and young women in the DREAMS programme at LVCT sites across the country. Following government directives on physical distancing and reducing social gatherings, girls and women’s routine meetings and visits to the safe spaces had to stop. […]
LVCT Health staff came together to support the most vulnerable beneficiaries within our projects after the first case of the COVID-19 pandemic was announced in Kenya and subsequent safety measures. The staff undertook a funds drive, which led to the contribution of money and foodstuff collected within all our offices across our four regions. A […]
As the COVID-19 pandemic incidence continues to rise exponentially globally burdening public health systems, governments are giving strict directives to curb the rise in infections and deaths. Kenya has adopted strict measures to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 to be adhered to by all. These measures are the dusk-to-dawn curfews, social distancing, self-isolation and quarantine, […]
As part of the ARISE consortium, we joined other partners in sharing our experience in offering services within the informal settlements during the COVD-19 pandemic. The webinar also presented the opportunity for learning how other organizations in different countries were coping with the pandemic. Dr. Lilian Otiso shared our response targeted to the vulnerable community […]
LVCT Health joined other Frontline AIDS partners from different parts of the world to discuss how they had adapted their HIV interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our Executive Director, Dr. Lilian Otiso made a presentation at the Webinar which highlighted how the livelihoods of the marginalised populations we serve were affected by the safety measures, […]
Close to 100 young people seized their opportunity for sharing their experiences of living through the COVID-19 pandemic, getting information and discussing their challenges and ways forward in a webinar organised by the Youth Advisory Champions for Health (YACH). This happened just days after the Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Health, Mutahi Kagwe made a passionate […]
“Thank you for calling One2one hotline,” I confidently received my first client after our refreshing zoom call debriefing session. “My name is Rose”, she whispered as she gasped for air trying to hold her tears.” It’s okay to cry this is a safe space, I assured her. Rose (not her real name) was comfortable to […]
