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Amref at a Glance
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Team Leadership Experience from Amref shared at YALI
Betebebu Mulugeta, a young project officer at Arbaminch field office of Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia, was one of this year’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) cadres, who joined a month-long leadership training provided at the YALI Regional Leadership Center in Nairobi, Kenya, and certified as Young Leader Committed to Transforming Africa. Betebebu’s leadership credentials, his commitment to personal development, and a desire to make a difference in his country, Ethiopia, paved his road for the YALI, as noted in the letter of award
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Beat Plastic Pollution – Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia’s Initiative on the Move
As we are marking this year’s World Environment Day with a theme ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’, Amref Health Africa through its water and sanitation (WASH) program is initiating a new intervention that turns plastic waste, one of the biggest environmental challenges, to a business opportunity for youth income generating groups in the Akaki and Yeka sub-cities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The core idea of this ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’ initiative is to reduce plas
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Personal Stories
My Pain Has Gone: Ending Obstetric Fistula through Case Identification
Alem Sifab, 16, lives in Kalala worda, Wollo, Amhara Regional State. She was pregnant and expecting a healthy baby. When the time came for her to deliver, her labor lasted several days. Finally she was taken to a health center, and gave birth to a stillborn baby. As a result of a difficult and prolonged labor, Alem developed an obstetric fistula. She began to leak urine. During Amref Health Africa f
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Amref Health Africa 2015 Global Report
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Newsletter December 2017
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$181 Million in Activities to Help Prevent Maternal and Child Deaths
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) officially launched a suite of four activities to address preventable maternal and child deaths in Ethiopia. These “Transform” activities will support the Government of Ethiopia’s overall efforts to prevent child and maternal deaths. USAID is investing approximately $181 million (USD) in these activities through 2022. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) is also providing support. • Transform: Primary Health Care • Transform: Health in Dev
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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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