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Amref Hosts First Dean’s Forum in Nairobi, Kenya
Amref Health Africa held the first Dean’s Forum with focal persons, university deans, and other stakeholders of the PEPFAR-funded, through USAID, Human Resources for Health (HRH) Kenya Mechanisms project on 30 and 31 August 2017. The main objective of the forum, which will be held annually, is to facilitate co-operation and collaboration by sharing best practices in curriculum strengthening for improved IST and PST, including clinical placement training. The event comes a month after Amref was awarded the Letter of Interim Authority by the Commission of University Education. “We are
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New Initiative to Improve Maternal and Child Health Care through Mobile Health Solution
Despite the decreasing trend, maternal and infant death rates are still high in many parts of Ethiopia. One of the contributing factors is the low level of skilled attendance at delivery and poor antenatal care service utilisation. Ethiopia is at a pivotal moment in its efforts to improve the health status of its people and address health inequities. As the country has achieved many of the health-related Millennium Development Goals, the government realises that these advances need to be accelerated if targets in the areas of maternal and child mortality and infectious diseases are to be ac
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Kenyan Government Authorises Amref International University
Nairobi August 4, 2017 Kenya’s Commission for University Education has given Amref Health Africa the green light to start and operate the Amref International University (AMIU). The Commission has granted AMIU a Letter of Interim Authority (LIA) with effect from August 1, 2017.  The University will focus on health-related courses with a focus on public and community health. Amref Health Africa Group Chief Executive Officer Dr Githinji Gitahi, said the university will focus on courses that respo
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Amref Donates State of the Art Doppler Ultrasound to Dubti Hospital
In response to the unmet health needs of Afar region, Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia through Access, Service and Knowledge for Women Cancer Project (ASK4WCP) donated 700,000 Birr worth ofDoppler Ultrasound, a medical equipment used to screen breast and other internal organs, to Dubti Hospital on 6 July 2017.
The donation, which is funded by Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation (BMSF), is part of Amref Health Africa’s broader intervention that aims to improve women’s health in Afar and other developing regions.
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Amref Tanzania holds Annual Stakeholders Meeting
Amref Health Africa in Tanzania held the 2017 Annual Stakeholders meeting on 5 July 2017 themed ‘Building Healthier Communities and partnerships’ at Serena Hotel, Dar es Salaam.
The meeting whose aim was to give stakeholders some insight on Amref Health Africa, its achievements, challenges and future expectations, saw several delegates including Amref Health Africa Group CEO Dr Githinji Gitahi, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health Tanzania Dr. Mpoki M. Ulisubisya among others attend the event.
Dr. Mpoki explained, “stronger
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Partnership to improve health and livelihood for 500,000 people
Today, The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation (TCCAF) celebrated the launch of a partnership with Amref Health Africa that will sustainably improve the health and enable the economic empowerment of more than 500,000 people living in communities in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda through improved access to safe water and sanitation as well as economic empowerment through income generating opportunities.
The partnership will sustainably improve the health and enable the economic empowerment of more than 500,000 people living in communities in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Ugan Read More -
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Towards Universal Health Coverage: Taking specialist and basic services to underserved communities
Amref Health Africa organised a surgical and mobile outreach mission this week to Turkana County in Northern Kenya. The mission was funded by Amref’s office in the USA and organised in partnership with the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR, and the County Government of Turkana.
Throughout the week, three visiting specialists – a general surgeon, an obstetrician gynaecologist and a sonographer – attended to scores of patients, mainly residents of the vast Kakuma Refugee camp and members of the local host community. The two were stationed at the IRC (International Rescue Commi Read More -
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Amref to offer comprehensive pre-service nursing and midwifery programme
The Amref Health Africa Virtual Training School has began a resident and comprehensive pre-service nursing and midwifery programme to bridge the gap of skilled human resource for health in Kenya and the region as a whole.
This national programme has been accredited by the Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK) targeting students who have just completed their O-levels. In the last 12 years the school has been solely upgrading in-service nurses to diploma and degree level. Although this translates to improved quality of service delivery it doesn’t impact on the number of care Read More