5th Africa Health Leadership Management Network General Assembly Conference
The Africa Health Leadership Management Network (AHLMN) held its fifth General Assembly at Amref International University, on its Nairobi campus. Held November 22 – 24, 2017, the assembly attracted 29 delegates from 10 African countries.
The delegates noted the continued support of the AHLMN in the nine years of its existence from Amref Health Africa, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Kenyan Ministry of Health.
The Leadership Management and Governance Academy, which houses the Leadership Management and Governance (LMG), is included within the structure of the new Am
The second accelerator week for the Innovate for Life Fund, held November 13-17, 2017 at the Amref Health Africa Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, brought together the six health care entrepreneurs who have scalable solutions in support of primary health care in Africa.
The event was a build-up from a similar one held in September where the entrepreneurs were provided with mentorship opportunities by Amref Health Africa and Grassroots Business Fund. The goal of the Innovate for Life Fund accelerator weeks is to offer an opportunity for entrepreneurs to scale their solutions thereby achieving
Amref Health Africa joins the world to commemorate World Diabetes Day
World Diabetes Day is marked on November 14 all over the world to raise awareness about the disease. Diabetes is a condition in which a person has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar.
Diabetes falls into two categories:Type 1 diabetes: It is characterized by deficient insulin production and requires daily administration of insulin. Symptoms include: excess
The Karen Country Club hosted a charity golf tournament - The Fistula Challenge on Friday, November 24 sponsored by the British Chamber of Commerce (BCCK), Rotary Clubs of Kenya and Amref Health Africa to raise over Kshs 5 million for reconstructive surgery for women living with complications from obstetric fistula.
“All proceeds from the charity golf tournament will directly support Amref Health Africa’s fistula programme which aims to improve the quality of life for women with debilitating childbirth injuries through surgical interventions and community interventions to p
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Amref Health Africa Launches Initiative to Catalyze Youth Advocacy in Kenya
Amref Health Africa and the Advocacy Accelerator are pleased to announce a new initiative to increase capacity and support for youth to advocate for policy changes to advance gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights in Kenya. The two-year grant will enable the development of youth-focused, youth-designed materials and practices in policy advocacy.
The initiative is part of the commitment to support grassroots organizations and women’s movements announced by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation at the recent Read More
On a partly rainy morning on November 4, 2017, the Vice President of The United Republic of Tanzania, Hon. Mama Samia Suluhu Hassan, and the Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Hon. Ummy Mwalimu, led over 1,700 residents of Dar es Salaam during Amref Health Africa in Tanzania`s Stand up for African Mothers fundraising charity walk.
The main objective of the walk was t
GSK, Amref to Empower Women for World Diabetes Day
Johannesburg, 14 November 2017 - GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Amref Health Africa in South Africa, (Amref), in conjunction with the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH), have formed a partnership to empower communities to take action for sustainable health improvement.
November 14th commemorates World Diabetes Day, which is the primary global awareness campaign focusing on Diabetes Mellitus. The theme for this year is: “Women and Diabetes: Our right to a healthy future”.
The International Diabetic Federation has estimated that over 199 million women globally are living w
Amref partners with Nakuru Hospice for a free Cancer Screening in Nakuru County
Hundreds of Nakuru County residents last week benefited from a free cancer screening exercise organised by Nakuru Hospice in partnership with the County Government of Nakuru, Amref Health Africa in Kenya and Novo Nordisk.
The five-day screening which started on October 16 under the theme: "Screening and early detection saves a generation”, was graced by Her Excellency the county’s First Lady Elizabeth Kinyanjui.
Among targeted in the exercise included reproductive cancers – cervical, prostate, and breast.
Speaking during the launch, Ms Kinyanjui said: “The whole world recognis