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  Amref Health Africa’s Position Statement on Family Planning

  Policy

  Amref Health Africa is committed to and supports the provision of quality comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services as an integral component of health care. Amref Health Africa believes in the attainment of sexual and reproductive health as a basic human right, namely that people are able to have a responsible, satisfying and safe sex life, that they have the capability to reproduce and the freedom to decide if, when and how often to do so.

  Amref Health Africa will therefore work with governments and other partners to

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  APHIAplus IMARISHA

  APHIAPlus IMARISHA is a project working to increase the availability & uptake of quality health information, products & services, and to address the social determinants of health in the Northern Arid Lands of Kenya, through a country-led, country-owned & country-managed approach. The project works to strengthen Government of Kenya systems and engage local communities through local implementing partners (LIPs) and cultural leaders to spearhead the adoption of healthy behaviors and the dismantling of retrogressive cultural practices. Donor Read More

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  Lomidat Slaughter House

  

  WHO WE ARE

  The Lomidat slaughterhouse located in Lokichoggio in Turkana County is a class “A” abattoir and is committed to producing high integrity, export quality meat and meat products that are defined by their quality assurance, and their timely and consistent supply to the satisfaction of its customers.  

  WHERE WE ARE

  The Lomidat slaughterhouse is locat
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  Amref Health Africa in Kenya wins Global Fund contract 2015-2017

  Amref Health Africa in Kenya wins Global Fund contract 2015-2017 September 16th, 2015. Nairobi, Kenya: - Amref Health Africa in Kenya is the principle recipient of USD$ 30,472,094 (Kshs. 3,108,153,588) from the Global Fund for TB and Malaria. During the official contract signing ceremony held at the National Treasury, the Cabinet Secretary, Henry Rotich commended the Amref Health Africa in Kenya for contributing towards the improvement of prompt diagnosis and treatments of malaria and improved TB case finding through community screening.   “The Kenyan Government is pleased tha

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• Personal Stories

  Jane’s Story

  Jane Sereu, Deputy Head Teacher and mother of three, educates her school children about good hygiene in Africa, diarrhoea is one of the biggest killers of children under the age of five. Even when it doesn’t lead to death it often means that a child can spend long periods away from school thus negatively affecting their academic performance.

  “As a mother, I know the agony you go through when your child is lying in bed sick instead of being in school or out playing with other children,” says Jane Sereu, a 33 year old mother o

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  Wamala’s Story

  Wamala Godfrey stands four and a half feet tall, a little stunted for a 16-year old but his confidence and exuberance reflect a high level of maturity and determination.

  With a protective arm around his sister’s shoulder, he introduces us to the family. “This is Edith, she’s 13 years, Matovu 9, and Alan 12,” he says, adding that they are all he has left. Wamala Godfrey (centre) and his siblings Wamala is an orphan raising his younger si
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  Irene France, Now a Teacher for Hygiene!

  Good hygiene practices prevent disease. Amref Health Africa works with communities to train them in basic hygiene and sanitation practices improve access to toilets and encourage the use of clean and safe water for drinking and cooking. Supported by UNICEF, Jilinde is an 18-month project aimed at improving water, sanitation and hygiene services in schools. Working with 19 primary and six secondary schools, this project aimed to scale up the school WASH services in Makete District Council. It is designed to promote hygiene practices and facilitate knowledge gain and behavior cha

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  Charles’ Story

  Charles is a pump mechanic, trained by Amref Health Africa, working to provide clean water in internally displaced people's camps in northern Uganda Charles is a pump mechanic, trained by Amref Health Africa, working to provide clean water in internally displaced people's camps in northern Uganda “If it wasn’t for the war, I would probably have become a successful farmer,” Charles Okana says, wiping sweat from his brow. Charles supervises seven men and women 2 km from the Orom IDP (Internally Displaced People) camp, They have come here to repair a water pump. After carefu

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