Amref Health Africa

Large-Scale Hygiene Behaviour Change Initiative Launches in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to Combat COVID-19

Nairobi, 28th July 2022. Amidst an increase in COVID-19 infections in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, key stakeholders - Amref Health Africa,…

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Intestinal worms and bilharzia affect millions of locals in four counties

Eric Maloba’s five-year-old son underwent surgery to remove intestinal worms. According to Maloba, who hails from Matungu in Kakamega County,…

4 years ago

Solving Water and Sanitation Problems for Gumbo Community in Juba, South Sudan: Perspectives of the Local Government

About 59% of the population in South Sudan lacks access to safe water, while 10% of the population has access…

4 years ago

A Young Safe Water Champion Changing Lives in Gumbo, South Sudan

Every day, Rovinnah Bonitoj wakes up at 6 am and prepares for school. In the evening, she does her homework…

4 years ago

How Africa can tame the time bomb that is the ballooning population and improve health

This year is an important one for the world. According to the latest report from the UN, the world population…

4 years ago

Climate action could prevent 6,000 child deaths a year

Researchers estimate the impact of climate change on child deaths in AfricaConcerted climate action could cut 6,000 heat-related child deaths…

4 years ago

AMATA welcomes the decision for Rwanda to host the headquarters of the African Medicines Agency

July 19, 2022 – The founding members of the African Medicines Agency Treaty Alliance (AMATA), an alliance representing African patients,…

4 years ago

Twitter in partnership with Amref Health Africa to deliver skills training for African Journalists

The two-year partnership has sought to build competencies for credible reporting Nairobi Kenya, 19 July 2022 - Twitter and Amref…

4 years ago

Martin Muchangi: For a disease-free future, protect Africa’s water sources

The slower we are to embrace climate action; the faster our limited groundwater resources will be exhausted, which could be…

4 years ago

Blood transfusion service is critical in achieving universal health coverage

In Kenya, seven people require a blood transfusion every 10 minutes amid a shortage of supply, with only 16 per…

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