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County Health Workers Trained to Ensure Quality of Health Services in Kenya
Over 120 health workers across the counties of Nairobi, Kwale, Kisumu and Vihiga have been trained on a health model that ensures continuous quality improvement in the delivery of health services in county and sub-county health facilities. The Kenya Quality Model for Health (KQMH) is a systems approach to strengthening quality health care in Kenya towards universal health coverage through training and mentorship using the national health information database (DHIS2).
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Amref Health Africa Partners with IT Firm AISL to Scale up Availability of Blood Supply in Kenyan Hospitals
Nairobi... Amref Health Africa and technology solutions firm Advanced IT Solutions (AISL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to scale up blood availability in hospitals through a Blood Services Information Management System dubbed Damu - Sasa. The solution is an innovation that came out of the Presidential Digital Talent Programme (PDTP) launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2015. Damu - Sasa was developed to maintain up to date information in the blood services value chain. This includes maintaining an accurate donor databank through whi
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Amref Partners with the First Lady’s Beyond Zero to End Obstetric Fistula
The First Lady’s Beyond Zero in partnership with Amref Health Africa in Kenya and other partners launched the integrated Medical Safari, an initiative geared towards achieving Universal Health Coverage. Speaking during the launch at Narok Stadium in Narok County, the First Lady HE Mrs Margaret Kenyatta urged Narok residents to enrol into the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and Linda Mama programme emphasising her commitment to contribute to the President's mission of Universal Health Coverage by conducting medical safaris across the country. "We have committed to remain responsib
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Improving the Quality of Health Services towards Universal Health Coverage
Universal Health Coverage (UHC). That is presently THE buzzword across Kenya’s health system.
While there has been much focus and discussion on the role of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) in providing financial protection for Kenyans so as to reduce out of pocket spending for health, a lot less is being said about the quality of health care services, and how this contributes towards the realisation of UHC.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines quality health care as servi
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UK Members of Parliament Visit Amref Health Africa in Kenya
Members of Parliament (MPs) from the United Kingdom accompanied by representatives of Malaria No More UK visited Amref Health Africa in Kenya to discuss Amref’s community interventions in Malaria and Tuberculosis (TB) activities funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. The Amref team was honoured to welcome Andrea Jenkyns, Conservative MP for Atwood and Morley, Stephen Kerr, Conservative MP for Stirling, Stephen Lloyd, Liberal Democrat MP for Eastbourne, and Catherine West, Labour MP for Hornsey and Wood Green. The MPs were a
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Amref Medical Specialist Consortium Makes its Inaugural Surgical Outreach Mission to Dadaab
Amref Health Africa in Kenya through the Amref Medical Specialist Consortium (AMSC) in partnership with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) organised a week long general surgical mission at the I
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Roc Nation Artist Young Paris Visits Amref Health Africa in Kenya Projects
Budding musical artist Milandou Badila, also known as Young Paris, is an ambassador of Amref Health Africa in the US and during a recent trip to Kenya, he got to experience first-hand, the impact of Amref Health Africa’s work among local communities.
Paris is a New York-bred Congolese rapper signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation music powerhouse. His sound is a mix of hip-hop and African music, with a signature face painted look that has formed his identity.“Every single moment of my trip with Amref Health A Read More
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Amref Health Africa in Kenya Marks Nelson Mandela Day at the Dagoretti Child Protection and Development Centre
Nelson Mandela Day is a day set aside to honour and celebrate the life and legacy of former South African president and anti-apartheid revolutionary, Nelson Mandela, through voluntary activities and community service projects. The event is marked globally each year on July 18, and is geared towards fighting poverty, as well as promoting peace and social justice. To mark the day, people engage in tasks that serve to offer fair and equal life opportunities especially to the less privileged in the society. To mark this auspicious day thi
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‘The Cut’ Scoops International Film Award
A film developed by beneficiaries of the Amref Dagoretti Child Protection and Development Centre has received an international film award. ‘The Cut’, a film about a young boy trying to save his younger sister from female genital mutilation (FGM) and a forced early marriage received the Award for Best Feature at the second edition of the Africa Diaspora Cinema Festival held in Florence, Italy from July 5 to 8, 2018. The Amref Health Africa in Kenya supported Dagoretti Film School partnered wi
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Another Win for Amref – Dr Elizabeth Wala Elected to KEPSA Health Sector Board
Amref Health Africa in Kenya’s Dr Elizabeth Wala has been elected Vice-Chair of the Kenya Healthcare Federation (KHF). Founded in 2004, KHF is the health sector board for the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), and works with health care providers, hospitals, pharmaceutical manufacturers and insurers to promote strategic public-private partnerships and engaging the government and all relevant stakeholders towards achieving national access to quality health care. KHF’s membership includes medical associations, professional associatio
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