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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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Breast milk is Best for Your Baby
The World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from August 1-7 to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. Breastfeeding, says the World Health Organisation (WHO), is the best way to provide infants with the nutrients they need. WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding starting within one hour after birth so that the child can get colostrum, the yellowish, sticky breast milk produced at the end of pregnancy, also called the baby’s ‘first vac
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Health cover for all determines pace of economic growth
Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is anchored in the principle that everyone should receive needed health services without facing financial hardship. At its core, UHC aims to protect the general population from falling into poverty as a result of the high cost of healthcare. More fundamentally, UHC is about social justice and national development. An estimated one million Kenyans are pushed below the poverty line every year due to out of pocket spending on healthcare. The average Kenyan hou
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Makueni County to test innovative model for primary health clinics in collaboration with Amref and Philips
Project seeks to improve access to health care for over 20,000 people in the county
28 June 2018, Makueni: The Makueni County Government is set to study the outsourcing of operations of three primary health clinics in the county following a recently concluded agreement with Amref Health Africa. Under the agreement, Amref Health Africa will offer capacity building and health worker training working with Phili Read More -
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Annual Financial Report 2017
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Community Health Workers Can Boost NHIF Coverage
You have probably suffered high out of pockets costs as you sought care from a health facility, admission at a hospital or even by directly fundraising for friends and relatives. It shouldn’t be this way as everyone everywhere should access the health services they need of sufficient quality to give expected outcomes when and where they need, without suffering financial hardship. This is Universal Health Coverage. A major barrier to universal health coverage is an overreliance on direct payments at the time people need care. The number of patients that pay their health services Out of
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Amref Health Africa announces Ksh80 billion healthcare financing
Nairobi May 16, 2018. Amref Health Africa has today announced plans to raise Ksh80 billion (US$800 million) to improve access to basic healthcare in the continent. The global NGO headquartered in Kenya aims to improve health access for 100 million people including the underserved, women and children, with increasing focus on emerging issues of interest including non-communicable diseases, youth and technology. Speaking during an event to unveil Amref Health Africa’s Corporate Strategy 2018-2022, Global CEO Dr Gitahi Githinji said the
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Amref Health Africa 2015 Global Report
