Stronger frontline capacity
We strengthen the skills and capabilities of frontline health workers to identify, prevent and respond to emerging health threats.
Strengthening communities, health workers and health systems to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats while maintaining essential services.
Explore our work →Amref strengthens the capacity of communities and health systems to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats while maintaining continuity of essential services. Anchored in people-centred Primary Health Care, our approach improves outbreak surveillance, early detection and coordinated response, helping reduce the spread of infectious diseases and protect vulnerable populations during health emergencies.
From frontline health workers to national and county-level decision-makers, we work across the health system to build the capabilities, connections and evidence needed to respond effectively to public health shocks.
Our health security work focuses on strengthening the systems and people that underpin effective preparedness and response.
We strengthen the skills and capabilities of frontline health workers to identify, prevent and respond to emerging health threats.
We support stronger surveillance systems and data use so that health threats can be identified earlier and acted on faster.
We strengthen laboratory, referral and response networks to improve coordination and accelerate access to appropriate care.
We support governments and health actors to turn data and evidence into decisions that improve preparedness, response and health outcomes.
Through WASH, climate resilience and community engagement, we address underlying risks while strengthening trust, preparedness and resilience.
We connect communities, health facilities, government and partners to strengthen health systems at every level.
Our projects translate this approach into practical interventions that strengthen preparedness, response and resilience at community, county and national levels.
Antimicrobial resistance threatens the effectiveness of medicines used to treat infections. Amref's AMR work strengthens surveillance, antimicrobial stewardship, laboratory capacity and coordination to support more effective prevention and response.
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The HEAL Project supports stronger health systems and community capacity to prevent, detect and respond to public health threats while protecting access to essential services.
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Project THRIVE strengthens health system capacity and community resilience through integrated approaches that improve coordination, preparedness and continuity of care.
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Health security cannot sit apart from the systems that deliver everyday care.
That is why Amref integrates health security with Primary Health Care, WASH, climate resilience and community engagement. This systems approach helps address the conditions that enable outbreaks to spread while strengthening the ability of communities and health systems to anticipate, absorb and respond to shocks.
Explore how Amref Health Africa is working with communities and governments to build health systems that are prepared, responsive and resilient.
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Kenya’s health sector is at a defining moment. Landmark reforms, including the establishment of the Social Health Authority and the implementation of the Primary Health Care, Social Health Insurance, Digital Health and Facility Improvement Financing Acts, have laid a strong foundation for advancing Universal Health Coverage.