Meet Dr. Lilian Otiso
Executive Director, LVCT Health and Principal Investigator for the C-it DU-it Project
Dr. Lilian Otiso is Executive Director of LVCT Health, a Kenyan NGO that carries out research and implements HIV, sexual and reproductive health, maternal and child health, sexual violence prevention, mental health, health systems strengthening and community health programs reaching over 1 million individuals across Kenya annually. She has managed grants from various donors including USAID, CDC, UK government, UN agencies and various foundations. She is a Medical Doctor with an MBA in Health Care Management with over 15 years’ program management and research experience in government and NGO sectors. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Global Health at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. She is a fellow of the inaugural Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa 2018 program and winner of the Trocaire Oscar Romero award 2021 for protecting vulnerable communities during COVID-19. She is a member of various national and international technical working groups, has contributed to Kenyan and global WHO guidelines and provided technical support for policy development. She has published several peer reviewed articles and documents.