Amref Health Africa

Bridging Distances: Nurse’s Mission to Vaccinate Remote Villages of Turkana in Kenya.

About 100 kilometres from Lodwar town lies Lokwatubwa village, one of the remotest areas of Turkana County. Surrounded by rocky…

2 years ago

Good sh*t: how human poo transforms agriculture and preserves the environment

Upon arrival at the faecal sludge treatment plant in Busia, Kenya, we are greeted by rows of neatly aligned brown mounds…

2 years ago

Amref launches IHSS project to benefit over five million people across five regions

Amref Health Africa has announced the launch of a $28 million Integrated Health System Strengthening (IHSS) project in partnership with…

2 years ago

Interview: Empowering Health

Misrak Makonnen is a seasoned public health professional with over 20 years of experience in international public health and development.…

2 years ago

Why African nations should invest in community health

In September 2023, Kenya launched a Community Health Promoters (CHP) initiative with more than 100,000 CHPs trained and equipped, supported…

2 years ago

Githinji Gitahi: developing resilient health systems for universal coverage

Githinji Gitahi talks to Gary Humphreys about the value of cross-sectoral collaboration and health system assessment in the drive towards…

2 years ago

Amref Health Africa and East African Television Ltd Forge Strategic Partnership to Empower Youth and Women through Health Content in Tanzania

4 July 2024, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Amref Health Africa in Tanzania and East Africa Television Limited (EATV) have joined…

2 years ago

Digital Community Health Activated in Kenya: A Leap Towards Universal Health Coverage

In a groundbreaking development, Amref Kenya, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders, has successfully rolled out…

2 years ago

South-South Collaboration: Harnessing Cross-Country Learning for Sustainable Health System Policy Reforms

Authors: Titus Kisangau, Rahul S Reddy Kadarpeta, Cynthia Waliaula, Rispah Walumbe  Enhancing capacities in health systems strengthening is critical to achieve sustainable health systems reforms towards…

2 years ago

An Amref-Led Model for Community Integrated Vaccination Success: A Story of Buli Health Facility

To strengthen community health systems and increase equitable, sustainable access to quality Primary Health Care (PHC) for Universal Health Coverage,…

2 years ago