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Addressing Reproductive Health Issues by Redefining Sexuality Education
The Health Systems Advocacy (HSA) Partnership held its second joint action planning meeting in November, underscoring the need to promote Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in Africa.
The forum which was held between November 27 and 29, also called on strengthening human resources for health and sustainable health financing because only a strong health system can ensure SRHR.
The HSA partnership brings together Amref Health Africa, the African Centre for Global Health and Soc
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Taking Urban Community-Led Total Sanitation to New Heights
Amref Health Africa in Kenya joined the world in commemorating the World Toilet Day at Kaptembwo Primary School, celebrating 12 urban villages that have attained Open Defecation Free (ODF) status in Nakuru West sub-county. The 12 are the first urban villages to become ODF in Kenya. The celebrations were presided over by Dr Zakayo Gichuki, Nakuru County Executive Committee Member for Health, and Amref Health Africa in Kenya Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) & Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Programme Director, Eng. Peter Waka. Through the Nakuru Urban Sanitation project, Am
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Ensuring Safe Sanitation for all When Nature Calls: What is Needed by 2030?
Today the world celebrates the World Toilet Day whose theme is ‘’when nature calls’’- a metaphor which represents the call of nature that every person alive has to respond to – defecation.  The United Nations dedicated this day to encourage behavior change and the implementation of policies to increase access to sanitation for all with particular emphasis on ending open defecation. After the horrific cholera epidemics of 1849 and 1854, Henry Moule, an English clergyman and other inventors, scientist and
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County Health Workers Trained to Ensure Quality of Health Services in Kenya
Over 120 health workers across the counties of Nairobi, Kwale, Kisumu and Vihiga have been trained on a health model that ensures continuous quality improvement in the delivery of health services in county and sub-county health facilities. The Kenya Quality Model for Health (KQMH) is a systems approach to strengthening quality health care in Kenya towards universal health coverage through training and mentorship using the national health information database (DHIS2).
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Clinical characteristics of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in villages in Maridi County, Republic of South Sudan
To describe the clinical manifestations of persons with epilepsy (PWE) in onchocerciasis endemic villages in South Sudan.
Colebunders R, Abd-Elfarag G, Carter JY, Olore PC, Puok Kai, Menon S, Siewe JNF, Bhattacharyya S, Ojok M, Lako R, Logora MY. Clinical characteristics of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in villages in Maridi County, Republic of South Sudan. 2018. Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy 62; 108–115. Read More
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Innovate For Life Fund 2018 Cohort
Innovative Six For the second year around, the Innovate for Life Fund is working with the most innovative healthcare entrepreneurs in Sub Sahara Africa. The 5 five-month accelerator program successfully completed two intensive weeks, The first in September and the second one was held very recently, November 5 – 9, 2018. Both hosted at Amref International University. This year’s cohort consist of six entrepreneurs. They were carefully selected out of over 300 applications coming from all over sub-Saharan Africa. This year’s innovative six are:
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Amref Health Africa and UNICEF Renew Commitment to Strengthening Primary Health Care
On October 31, Amref Health Africa and UNICEF held a parallel session on strengthening community platforms for Primary Health Care (PHC) at the 2nd International Conference on Maternal, New-born and Child Health in Africa, convened by the African Union Commission. The meeting was co-chaired by Dr Githinji Gitahi, Amref Health Africa Group CEO, Dr Sam Oboche, UNICEF’s Senior Health Specialist, Dr Mariame Sylla, Chief Health and Nutrition, Gabriele Fontana, Regional Advisor for Health, Eastern and Southern Region and
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Equipping Surgical Care Providers with Leadership, Management and Advocacy Skills
Amref Health Africa in partnership with Johnson and Johnson and G4 Alliance launched the first Leadership, Management and Advocacy (LMA) training for surgical, anesthetic, obstetric and trauma practitioners in Africa to equip surgical care service providers with knowledge and skills in delivery of healthcare services. The one week intensive programme (which attracted 42 participants from Kenya) was developed through a consultative and collaborative effort involving stakeholders and partners in surgical health and
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