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Amref Health Africa and UNICEF Renew Commitment to Strengthening Primary Health Care
On October 31, Amref Health Africa and UNICEF held a parallel session on strengthening community platforms for Primary Health Care (PHC) at the 2nd International Conference on Maternal, New-born and Child Health in Africa, convened by the African Union Commission. The meeting was co-chaired by Dr Githinji Gitahi, Amref Health Africa Group CEO, Dr Sam Oboche, UNICEF’s Senior Health Specialist, Dr Mariame Sylla, Chief Health and Nutrition, Gabriele Fontana, Regional Advisor for Health, Eastern and Southern Region and
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Equipping Surgical Care Providers with Leadership, Management and Advocacy Skills
Amref Health Africa in partnership with Johnson and Johnson and G4 Alliance launched the first Leadership, Management and Advocacy (LMA) training for surgical, anesthetic, obstetric and trauma practitioners in Africa to equip surgical care service providers with knowledge and skills in delivery of healthcare services. The one week intensive programme (which attracted 42 participants from Kenya) was developed through a consultative and collaborative effort involving stakeholders and partners in surgical health and
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Amref Health Africa Receives Royal Award for International Cooperation
Amref Health Africa (global) and the Amref Health Africa office in Spain received the Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation in Oviedo, Spain at a ceremony officiated by the King of Spain Felipe VI. The award was received by Amref Health Africa Group Chief Executive Officer Dr Githinji Gitahi, Chair of the Amref Spain Board Álvaro Rengifo and Amref´s End FGM/C Ambassador Ms Nice Nailantei Leng’ete.
Throughout the week leading up to the award ceremony, the Amref Health Africa team was involved in a number
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Event summary: Sustaining WASH Behaviors and Practices in Healthcare Settings
At the 41st WEDC conference, the Global Handwashing Partnership, Aquatabs, Amref Health Africa, Tufts University, and World Vision convened a discussion on sustaining behaviors and practices for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in health facilities to improve patient safety and quality of care. Key points from the session included:
- Poor WASH in health facilities leads to increased risk of healthcare-associated infections, antimicrobial resistance, and other serious public health concerns
- Chlorine has many good uses in healthcare settings, and its use should Read More
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Six Promising African Start-ups Selected for Health Accelerator Programme
The Innovate for Life Fund is designed by Amref Health Africa to support home-grown innovations for better health in Africa September 2018 - Nairobi, Kenya: Amref Health Africa, the largest African health organisation, proudly presentts “Innovative Six 2018”: the six African start-ups that have been selected to join the Innovate for Life Fund (innovate4lifefund.com) Accelerator programme this year. The start-ups have been selected out of over 300 applications coming from all over sub-Saharan Africa. The selected ventures are: Baby Grubz from Nigeria, Baobab Circle fr
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Amref Signs MoU with Aga Khan Foundation East Africa
Amref Health Africa through the Institute of Capacity Development today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Aga Khan Foundation East Africa. The overall goal of Aga Khan Foundation is to improve the quality of life. The partnership seeks to attain this through provision of quality health care.
“We have to think about how health affects quality of life and the poverty statistics,” stated Dr Githinji Gitahi, the Group CEO of Amref Health Africa.
According to a report by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, 86% o Read More -
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How Kenyans can take an active role in the attainment of UHC
CURAFA seeks to bridge the gap in primary care service delivery Kenya has over time come a long way in her efforts to strengthen healthcare systems as proven by the strides made in the reduction of maternal and child mortality. Maternal mortality rates stand at 488 for every 100,000 live births. While these figures better the sub-Saharan rate of 640 deaths for every 100,000 – as per the World Health Organization – Kenya still has her work cut out. While a shortage of health workers and inadequate funds pose a hindrance in efforts to strengthen the health sector at th
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We Are at World Water Week in Stockholm to Promote FINISH Mondial
WASTE, Amref Flying Doctors and Aqua for All are working together on local sanitation market development through the FINISH model (Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation & Health). Through health awareness creation, demand creation, sanitation marketing, financial inclusion and loans, as well as mason and business training, we ensure that:
- People are aware of the need for a safe and durable toilet Read More
