Amref Health Africa

Amref Launches Climate and Health Financing Capacity Support for African Countries

Africa is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, experiencing droughts, floods, heatwaves, sea-level rise, and unpredictable rainfall patterns—climate-induced…

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From Despair to Hope: The Miraculous Recovery of a Fistula Survivor in Kilifi County, Kenya

Obstetric fistula is still a major public health problem in Kenya and much of sub-Saharan Africa. It mostly affects women…

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A New Chapter for Health and Gender Equality: Iceland Embassy’s USD 700,000 Investment in Kalangala, Uganda

Kalangala, Uganda — March 2025 — Amref Health Africa is excited to announce a game-changing partnership with the Embassy of Iceland, which has committed USD 700,000 to scale…

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Amref Health Africa Tanzania Launches “Enhancing Epilepsy Care in Africa” Project to Support Government Efforts in scaling up a comprehensive Epilepsy Care in Dodoma.

Dodoma, 20 May 2025,  Amref Health Africa- Tanzania (Amref) in collaboration with the government of Tanzania through the Ministry of Health, has officially launched…

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Kenya Launches Roadmap to Strengthen Oxygen Access

Nairobi – Wednesday, May 14th, 2025: Amref Health Africa joins the Government of Kenya and health sector partners in celebrating the…

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WHA78: Partners Unite to Advance Universal Health Coverage in Kenya

Geneva, Switzerland – 20 May, 2025 – At the World Health Assembly, the Community Health Units for Universal Health Coverage…

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Health System Redesign By Dr Githinji Gitahi

In Africa, health systems are at a crossroads. At the Africa Health Agenda International Conference 2025 held in Kigali, the…

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Africa’s medical system risks ‘collapse in next few years’, warns health leader

Focusing foreign aid on infectious diseases has allowed a rise in cancer and diabetes that African governments don’t have resources…

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Wheels of Change: How Bicycles Are Powering Community Health in Busia County

“Before the bicycle, I would set out at dawn and still not finish my rounds,” says Patrick Wabuko, a Community Health…

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Amref Ethiopia’s Dr Addis Inspires Global Health Audience at Harvard with Vision for Universal Health Coverage

Dr Addis, Senior Director for Health System Strengthening at Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia, was invited to deliver a series…

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