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The Price of a Breath in Lunga Lunga Hospital Used to Be KES 1.5 Million a Month. Amref and Global Fund Are Making It Free.

May 2026, Kwale County, Kenya. On the southernmost edge of coastal Kenya, the tarmac frays into gravel, and the gravel…

2 months ago

How Self-Injectables are Giving Women Control and Time to Build Better Lives

For many women in Malawi's rural communities, accessing family planning services has been a challenge. Long distances to health facilities,…

2 months ago

Amref and Nairobi County Engagement Meeting to Strengthen Early Childhood Development Through Primary Health Care

Amref Health Africa in Kenya, in partnership with Nairobi City County, held a county engagement meeting to develop an implementation plan for the Nurturing Care for…

2 months ago

She Didn’t Have to Die: Turning Grief into Action Against Malaria

Malaria is more than a disease; it robs individuals of their health, future, and loved ones. I lost my grandmother…

2 months ago

From Classroom to Community: A Young Leader’s Fight to End Malaria in Ahero

My name is Angela Rose, a 14-year-old Grade 9 student at St. Anne’s Ahero Junior Secondary School. I serve as…

2 months ago

31 counties receive equipment to curb maternal deaths

Some of the supplies include 143 neonatal warmers, 550 nebulizers and 541 pulse oximeters.One hundred and seventy five health facilities…

3 months ago

USD 59M Future4Binti project to protect girls of E.Africa launched

Amref Health Africa, in collaboration with stakeholder parties, launch 5-year Future4Binti programme. The Dutch government is investing €50 million (USD…

3 months ago

Non-Profit Navigates New Realities in Funding-Starved Health Sector

The past few years have been tumultuous for the Ethiopian health sector. A global pandemic, conflict, and economic hurdles were…

3 months ago

Anti-FGM programmes axed in UK aid cuts: ‘There will be more victims’

Efforts to tackle female genital mutilation have been hit, but the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office claims it is ‘steadfast’…

3 months ago

How Entrepreneurship Training is Transforming Frontline Health Workers into Job Creators and Community Leaders.

In November 2025, transformation began quietly in Kiambu County.  Not in policy forums or conference halls, but inside training rooms…

3 months ago