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Amref calls for greater private sector engagement in African healthcare
Making healthcare profitable is key for private sector involvement, says Amref Group CEO
7th October 2016…A growing urban middle class that is willing to pay for better healthcare has opened the door to greater private sector engagement in African healthcare.
This was the dominant theme at the just concluded Africa Health Business Symposium in Nairobi, which ran from 6 to 7 October 2016. The symposium brought together key players from government, private sector and Read More -
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Can A Bath Of Milk And Honey Replace Female Genital Mutilation?
At age 9, Nice Nailantei Leng'ete ran away from home so she wouldn't have her genitalia cut as part of a coming-of-age ceremony.
For her defiance, she was shunned by family and community.
That was 16 years ago. The ritual cutting away of part or all of the external female genitalia continues in force around the world. A new UNICEF report estimates that at least 200 million women alive today have undergone what's known as female genital mutilation (FGM).
But now there's a concerted eff
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Amref Health Africa Calls for Increased Focus and Investment on Providing Safe Water
On Tuesday, March 22, Amref Health Africa will join the global community in celebrating the World Water Day, notably the first following adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in November 2015. The launch of the SDGs has renewed hope for millions of African women and children who spend 40 billion hours annually walking for water. Water is central to everything including agriculture, food security and nutrition, sanitation, hygiene and overall health, industry,
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Amref Salud Africa signs an agreement with the Council of Tenerife to promote health systems in Senegal
Madrid, 27 July 2016 – Amref Salud Africa (Amref Health Africa in Spain) signed an agreement with the Council of Tenerife and the University of La Laguna to reinforce health systems in Senegal, and avoid the prevalence of tropical diseases in some areas of the country.
Tropical diseases, such as yellow fever, Zika virus and Ebola, are significant life-threatening conditions for millions of people living in the tropical areas. With globalisation and the mobility of persons, this danger has been extended to all five continents, as opposed to th Read More -
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Ground breaking ceremony for the Kerwa Water Project
Friday 18 March 2016 will be a day to remember for the people of Kerwa village. As we arrive at the village in Kiambu County, a huge gathering greets us with big smiles and ululations. Mothers, fathers, the young and the old all seem to make up the over 600 villagers who have come to witness the ground breaking ceremony for the Kerwa Water Project.
In attendance was a team from Amref Health Africa in Kenya led by Dr. Meshack Ndirangu, the Kenya Country Director and Dr. George Kimathi, the WASH and NTDs Programme Manager. Also in attendance w
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Amref Virtual Training School eLearning Courses For Health Workers March and May 2017 Intakes
Amref Health Africa through its Virtual Training School is currently offering various courses for health workers and invites applicants to apply for the March and May 2017 intakes.
The courses are offered via distance-eLearning mode and employ a flexible approach that allows you to study at your own time and pace as you work and attend to your usual daily activities . The nurses who join the upgrading courses get an opportunity to access funding from Johnson and Johnson in partner
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Amref Health Africa launches a fully equipped lactation room
Amref Health Africa has opened a lactation room today in partnership with Alexander Forbes Kenya, which decorated and furnished the room. “I would like to really thank Alexander Forbes and the Amref Health Africa Kenya Country Office team. The Amref Health Africa Kenya Country Office team provided the room required, and Alexander Forbes was generous enough to fully equip the room,” said Amref Health Africa Group CEO, Dr Githinji Gitahi. He noted that the room was admirable due to its privacy, cleanliness and a proper storage facility.
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Renovated Borehole Commissioned in Kerwa, Kiambu County
In their bid to provide clean and safe water for communities of Kerwa Village in Kiambu County, Amref Health Africa in Kenya, EABL Foundation and Kiambu County Government commissioned a renovated borehole to the community at a ceremony held on October 24. The renovation of the borehole which will benefit approximately 7,000 people from the county was made possible by funding from EABL Foundation to a sum of US$ 42,900.