We got 100 search results
-
News
Amref Health Africa Group CEO Appointed Co-Chair of UHC2030
Amref Health Africa Group CEO, Dr Githinji Gitahi, has been appointed co-chair of the UHC2030 Steering Committee, a responsibility he will undertake even as he continues to head Amref Health Africa’s day-to-day operations. UHC2030 is a World Bank and World Health Organization (WHO) forum for achievement of universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030 and has membership across countries, private sector and civil society organisations. Dr. Gitahi’s appointment was announced in Tokyo, Japan, where health ministers from various countries, high-level representatives from UN agencies and experts
Read More -
News
Community Health Workers Critical to Achieving Universal Health Coverage
Investment in Africa’s health systems is vital if the continent is to achieve inclusive and sustainable growth. According to the World Bank, Africa’s population is estimated to reach 2.5 billion by 2050. The region will face a critical challenge of creating the foundations for long-term inclusive growth. At the moment, many African countries still contend with high levels of child and maternal mortality, and most health systems are not able to deal effectively with epidemics and the growing burden of chronic diseases, such as diabetes. These challenges call for accelerated progres
Read More -
News
Healthcare receives boost as more than 500 Amref Health Africa graduates join sector
31st graduation is the last for Amref International Training Centre as it marks its transition to Amref International University. Kenya’s and Africa’s healthcare sector is today set to benefit from the fresh entry of 560 healthcare professionals with diplomas and certificates in community health, nursing, midwifery and other fields. The professionals graduated from Amref International Training Centre in an elaborate graduation ceremony that drew the attendance of the Read More
-
News
5th Africa Health Leadership Management Network General Assembly Conference
The Africa Health Leadership Management Network (AHLMN) held its fifth General Assembly at Amref International University, on its Nairobi campus. Held November 22 – 24, 2017, the assembly attracted 29 delegates from 10 African countries. The delegates noted the continued support of the AHLMN in the nine years of its existence from Amref Health Africa, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Kenyan Ministry of Health. The Leadership Management and Governance Academy, which houses the Leadership Management and Governance (LMG), is included within the structure of the new Am
Read More -
News
Innovate for Life Fund Welcomes its First Group of Young Entrepreneurs
Amref Health Africa and Grassroots Business Fund (GBF) hosted the first group of young entrepreneurs selected to join the ‘Innovate for Life Fund accelerator’ in Nairobi, Kenya, on 25-29 September 2017. The chosen innovators come from three different countries: Kenya (2), Ghana (1) and Nigeria (3). The event was the first of the three-month accelerator programme for health care entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa. Welcoming the young innovators to the event, Dr Githinji Gitahi, GCEO of Amref Health Africa, congratulated them for being among the top six and promised to give them acc
Read More -
News
Outstanding year 1 results for the Heroes For Change Programme
On October 13, 2017, Amref Health Africa, Unilever, UNFPA and SightSavers celebrated outstanding programme results and acknowledged the efforts of student voluntee
Read More -
News
Push to accelerate cancer care in Africa gains steam at UNGA side-meeting
There is an urgent need to accelerate cancer care in Africa, a panel of global cancer experts told participants at a side-meeting of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, U.S. Organised by Amref Health Africa, Takeda and the Cancer Alliance, the event called “Accelerating Cancer Care in Africa” drew the attendance of key stakeholders, including high-level representatives from the office of Her Excellency Madam Roman Tesfaye, the First Lady of Ethiopia and President of the Organization of African First Ladies (OAFLA). The First Lady was represented by Mr. Meskel
Read More -
News
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
Read More
