Photo Caption : Lvcthealth Executive Director, Dr. Lillian Otiso (centre), with Board members and public and private sector partners during the unveiling of Lvcthealth’s new brand identity on 15th October, 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya.
NAIROBI, October 16, 2026 — LVCT Health has called for stronger partnerships among government, the private sector and development institutions to strengthen healthcare systems and accelerate progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
The call was made during a stakeholder meeting in Nairobi on Thursday, bringing together leaders from government, healthcare, business and development institutions to explore sustainable approaches to healthcare delivery amid growing health needs and constrained development assistance.
The meeting also marked the launch of LVCT Health’s new brand identity, reflecting its evolution into a health systems, innovation and implementation partner addressing some of Africa’s pressing health challenges.
Speaking during the meeting, LVCT Health Board Chairperson Patrick Obath said deeper collaboration across sectors would be essential to sustaining health gains and improving health outcomes.
“For more than 25 years, LVCT Health has combined research, innovation and implementation to address complex public health challenges. The next chapter will require deeper collaboration across sectors,” he said.
Obath noted that organisations capable of connecting evidence, technology, financing and service delivery expertise would play an increasingly important role in strengthening health systems.
LVCT Health Executive Director Dr. Lillian Otiso said healthcare systems across Africa were undergoing significant changes as governments sought to expand access to services while improving efficiency and outcomes.
“This environment demands stronger partnerships and greater investment in locally led solutions,” she said.
Otiso said the organisation’s new brand reflected its expanded capabilities in digital health, implementation, research, workforce development and technical advisory services.
She added that LVCT Health was working alongside governments, funders, healthcare providers and private sector players to deliver health interventions at scale
.The Kenya Healthcare Federation (KHF) also emphasised the importance of collaboration between public and private sector institutions in achieving Kenya’s healthcare objectives.
Speaking during the meeting, KHF Chief Executive Officer Dr. Anne Musuva said Universal Health Coverage would require the combined efforts of government, private enterprise, development partners and civil society.
“Kenya has an opportunity to build more resilient and responsive health systems by harnessing innovation and implementation expertise from partners like LVCT Health,” she said.
The discussions come as governments face increasing pressure to finance and deliver healthcare services amid increasingly complex disease burdens and constraints in development assistance.
LVCT Health has expanded its programmes beyond HIV to cover mental health, sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence, maternal and child health, community health systems and emerging health threats.
Digital health remains a key component of its work. Its One2One digital platform has reached more than six million people, connecting them to health information, counselling and support services.
The organisation’s broader digital health portfolio supports service delivery, workforce development, data use and programme management across multiple health priorities.
Through its Social Enterprise division, LVCT Health provides workplace health services, mental health support, training, safeguarding expertise and organisational resilience programmes to more than 85 organisations and corporate clients.
Headquartered in Nairobi, LVCT Health operates in 36 counties and reaches more than one million people annually through its programmes, partnerships and services.
For more than 25 years, the organisation has used research, evidence generation and implementation expertise to inform policy, strengthen health systems and improve health outcomes in Kenya and across Africa.
