Margaret is a seasoned professional specializing in business development, education, research, and partnerships. With extensive experience as a lecturer and researcher, Margaret combines academic rigor with practical insights to foster learning and innovation.
A dedicated learning and development expert and workplace wellness specialist, Margaret has successfully designed and implemented programs that enhance employee well-being and organizational performance. Skilled in project management, monitoring & evaluation (M&E), and data analysis, Margaret ensures projects are efficiently executed and measurable outcomes achieved.
Passionate about mentorship and strategic thinking, Margaret builds meaningful partnerships and guides individuals and teams towards sustainable growth and impactful results.
Dr. Lilian Otiso is the Executive Director of LVCT Health, Nairobi, and a distinguished healthcare researcher with 20 years of experience. She leads ground-breaking projects funded by various donors including PEPFAR, CDC, USAID, UKRI, NIHR, UN agencies and various foundations, focusing on HIV, sexual reproductive health, gender-based violence, maternal and child health and health systems strengthening. Pursuing a PhD in Global Health from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK, Dr. Otiso has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and guided key national and global health policies.
Dr. Otiso is at the forefront of several groundbreaking impactful research initiatives. She serves as a Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-PI on multiple large-scale, multi-year, multi-country research and implementation projects significantly advancing health systems and enhancing health outcomes. A recognized leader, she co-chaired the Health Systems Global Thematic Working Group on Community Health and has contributed to WHO guidelines. Under her leadership, LVCT Health expanded its research portfolio and impact and became Kenya’s largest PEPFAR partner. Dr. Otiso has received numerous accolades, including the Trocaire Oscar Romero Award and being named an Obama Foundation Leader: Africa 2018 Fellow.
Ms. Annrita N Ikahu is the Special Projects and Business Development, Director. She has more than 15 years of experience in HIV policy development.
She holds a degree in counseling psychology (BA) from Methodist University and a Master’s degree in health systems management. Annrita has vast experience in new HIV prevention programming approaches development that respond to Kenya’s evolving HIV epidemiological trends. She has offered oversight in the development of the self-testing pilot and PrEP service delivery models, including integrated models for MSM in public health facilities. For the last five years, she has provided leadership in the youth hotline tele-counseling (one2one), a platform that focuses on youth-related issues such as sexual reproductive health, relationship challenges, HIV positive youth on ART, adherence issues, and sexually transmitted and HIV related challenges. She has been involved and contributed to policy formulation and review, specifically playing a leadership role in the review of the National HTC guidelines in Kenya. Additionally, she played a key role in providing oversight for the development of the first health helplines guidelines and standards, including SRH related guidelines. Internationally, she has participated in programs evaluation in; the Botswana MOH VCT program and Cote d’Ivoire’s door-to-door program supported by WHO.
As a Business Development Director, Annrita leads all business development efforts within the organization, including developing and implementing business development strategies and activities. She also spearheads business growth through expanding current businesses and exploring new markets and opportunities.