Universal Health Coverage

A Big Win towards UHC as Three County Laboratories Receive ISO Accreditation for Laboratory Quality Management Systems

Three laboratories in Makueni, Taita Taveta and Mombasa counties have received International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 15189 accreditation. The International…

5 years ago

Convert NHIF to social insurance, Amref CEO Githinji Gitahi suggests

Approximately 1.5 million Kenyans are impoverished by health care bills every year, says Amref Health Africa CEO Dr Githinji Gitahi.…

5 years ago

Mutugi: Health personnel gaps that hinder universal coverage

Ensure all experts are well paid, are free of burnout and have opportunity to study to PhD level.

5 years ago

Address Health Care At Community Level To Address UHC

Governments that are largely focusing a lot on curative care instead of preventive and promotive health care have their priorities…

5 years ago

Uganda Holds Inaugural National Conference on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Dr Gitahi called for investment, training and utilization of nurses, midwives and community health workers (CHWs) saying they are critical…

5 years ago

Amref Health Africa hosts High-Level Dialogue with Stakeholders on HIV Prevention

On October 4, 2019, Amref Health Africa, Champions for an AIDS-Free Generation and UNAIDS jointly hosted a High Level Meeting…

5 years ago

Amref Health Africa Global CEO on Health, Human rights and Africa’s road to Universal Health Coverage

Health is a fundamental human right and a cornerstone for social and economic development. Despite its importance to individual wellbeing…

5 years ago

African Countries make Significant Progress towards Universal Health Coverage

African countries have integrated Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in their national health strategies, a significant step towards ensuring communities access…

5 years ago

Philips and Amref Health Africa extend collaboration towards achieving universal health coverage by sustainably transforming primary healthcare in Africa

5 September 2019: Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Cape Town, South Africa – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) and the…

5 years ago

Kenyan Health Stakeholders Renew Momentum towards UHC

Amref Health Africa in Kenya and other health stakeholders attended were ably represented at the 2019 Kenya Health Forum convened…

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