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Migori Launches Healthcare Outreach Program
Migori residents can now sigh relief after the county launched a four-month outreach program to bring healthcare services to their doorstep.
The initiative ‘Mama Agnes Ayacko Last Mile Access Program’ aims to bring healthcare services to all the villages while reducing the need for arduous journeys and costly expenses.
According to Governor Ayacko, through the initiative, patients in the villages who have been unable to walk to health facilities will easily und
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Re-engineering the Health Workforce in Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa’s attainment of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) largely depends on the availability of a skilled, equipped and adequately supported health workforce. The COVID-19 pandemic, as well as disease outbreaks such as Ebola, have delayed UHC progress and left a strain on the health system. Africa’s socio-economic success post pandemic is anchored in the recovery of its health system, which relies on the health workforce. There is therefore an urgent need to comprehensively resolve the health workfor
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Partnership to Strengthen the Health Workforce
The Kenya School of Government (KSG) and Amref Health Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the health care workforce and systems of health workers through, training, research and consultancy. The MoU signing which took place on Wednesday May 15, 2019 at the Kenya School of Government in Lower Kabete is aimed at enhancing cooperation between the two parties in organising and implementing capacity building programs at national, regional and international levels. This MoU also seeks to enhance collaboration between the two institutions where KSG will draw hea
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UHC2030 launches ‘Key Asks from the UHC Movement’ for the UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage
4 April 2019 Following a multi-stakeholder consultation process earlier this year, UHC2030 is pleased to present the final set of political 'Key Asks' for the process leading up to and during the UN High-Level Meeting (UN HLM) on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) on 23 September 2019. As we move towards the multi-stakeholder meeting on 29 April, and the UN HLM on 23 September, now is the time for us all to galvanise our efforts around a set of crucial political messages. With a set of Ke
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The case for universal health coverage, and the critical role for the private sector
While universal health coverage is essential, the implementation of such a system is complex and the private sector has a pivotal role to play in leading the charge. Co-authored by Dr. Githinji Gitahi, Group CEO Amref Health Africa and Dr. Susanne Weissbaecker, Global Head of Access to Medicines, Takeda. Dramatic advances in healthcare and medicine over recent decades have helped increase humanity’s average life expectancy, but the underlying reality today is that access to these innovations is far from equitable. Many people around the world still lack even basic access to ca
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Healthcare Convention Doubles Down on Universal Health Coverage for Africa
By Samuel Getachew The Africa Health Agenda International Conference, an initiative of Amref Health Africa, one of the largest health-related conferences in the continent hosted its biennial gathering inside Kigali’s Convention Centre in Rwanda this week. The five day event, including a two-day Youth Pre-Conference highlighted the need to have universal health coverage across the African continent by 2030. Among the highlights was a mixture of scientific tracks, dozens of workshops and had more than 1500 delegates in attendance, including hundreds of healthcare workers across the cont
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Amref Group CEO Receives Presidential Commendation for Promoting Health in Kenya
Amref Health Africa Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr Githinji Gitahi on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 received the Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear (MBS) from the President of Kenya, His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta. Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear (MBS) is a presidential commendation given to recipients on the advice of the National Honours and Awards Committee in the Office of the President. The President issued Dr Githinji the state commendation in recognition of outstanding contribution to the health sector at the helm of Amref Health Africa. Dr Githinji has been instrume
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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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