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Amref International University to launch Health Journalism Course
Amref International University is set to offer short-courses for health journalists – facilitating them to generate factual and non-sensational reports. The training institution, in partnership with Health Systems Advocacy Partnership (HSAP) project, has already developed a training curriculum – Model Curricula for Journalism Education: A Certificate in Health Reporting. The objective for this course is two-fold: to acquaint health reporters with all aspects of the health beat and train them to generate compelling narratives; and to interpret health in political, socio-economic and m
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Reflections from MDI 2018: Solving Africa’s Health Challenges
As part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UN members have committed to achieving Universal Health Coverage by 2030. How will African countries reach this goal? Johnson & Johnson’s Management Development Institute (MDI) believes that by providing health workers with the management and leadership skills and tools, the efficiency and effectiveness with which scarce resources are used will improve thus strengthening overall health systems.
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Addressing Non-communicable Diseases Effectively to Deliver on Universal Health Coverage
The burden of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as Diabetes and Hypertension is on the rise in Kenya mostly due to the adoption of unhealthy lifestyles such as physical inactivity, consumption of unhealthy foods, alcohol intake and tobacco use. The adoption of these lifestyles is largely driven by urbanisation, westernisation and an aging population. In a bid to address the rising burden of hypertension, AstraZeneca launched the Healthy Heart Africa Project in 2014 to improve access t
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Personal Stories
Amref Reconstructed My Life: Carolyne’s Story
On Friday, June 22, 2018, we set out on a journey to Njoro, Nakuru County to visit Carolyne Ngesa a beneficiary of Amref’s surgical outreach programme. We stop by her place of work and find her busy making the day count. She seeks permission from her supervisor to talk us. We proceed to her house about two kilometres away and she starts by saying, “The way you see me is not the way I was. My life has been completely transformed.” Carolyne lost both her parents in 2002 when she was nine years old and was left in the care of her grandmother. At the tender age of 11 years, Carolyne wa
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Research Papers
Use of performance dashboards in health care project management: a case of an international health development organization in Kenya
Authors: Samuel Muhula1,&, Yvonne Opanga1, Maureen Kuyo2, Zahida Qureshi3, Peter Memiah4, Meshack Ndirangu1 Date published: 27 June 2018 View>>
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A new approach to quality improvement in Kenyan health facilities
Small steps can lead yield big improvements in health service quality Since March of this year, something remarkable has happened at the Port Florence Community Hospital in Kisumu: the average number of outpatients seen per day has doubled, from approximately 40 to 80. Matron Evelyne, the Administrator and Nursing In-Charge at this Level 3 private hospital, is clear about the reasons behind this growth. Ever since the hospital became involved in a quality improvement project implemented by Amref Health Africa, with support from the GIZ Health Sector Support Programme, clini
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We need to promote breast feeding to improve maternal and child health
By Lennah Kanyangi, Projects Manager, RMNCAH and Nutrition Programme In May this year, Kenyans came out harshly to criticize a restaurant in the city centre for allegedly throwing out a woman for breastfeeding her baby in public without covering herself. This incident demonstrates the difficultly many mothers face today as they try to breastfeed in public places, yet breast milk needs to be drained at two to three-hour intervals to prevent mastitis and low milk supply. As the world marks the World Breastfeeding Week from 1 – 7 August 2018, we need
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Improving Sanitation through Partnerships, Innovation and Financial Inclusion in Busia County, Kenya
Amref Health Africa in Kenya is working closely with the County Government of Busia to provide improved access to sanitation services.
Busia County was declared open defecation free (ODF) back in 2015 and since then, there has been a concerted effort to retain this status.
Amref Health Africa in Kenya is supporting Busia County to improve sanitation and hygiene through two water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) projects.
Financial Inclusion Improv
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