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Expanding Disease Protection

WEBAmref partners with the CDC to help identify challenges that prevent communities from detecting potential disease threats in the Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Kagera, Kigoma, Katavi …

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Building South Sudan's health workforce

WEBIn 1998, Amref Health Africa opened the Maridi Health Science Institute in South Sudan while the country was still in the middle of a civil war. At the time, the area that is now …

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Press Release: Building a Fit-For-Purpose Health Workforce for …

WEBPlans to build a robust, fit-for-purpose health workforce for the African continent in partnership with Ministers of Health, the African Union, Africa Centres for Disease …

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Dr. Githinji Gitahi

WEBSince 2015, Dr. Gitahi has been the Global CEO of Amref Health Africa (Amref). But long before Dr. Gitahi led the largest Africa-based healthcare nonprofit, he grew up on his …

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Donate to Lasting Health Change in Africa

WEBWant your gift to go further? Join Pamoja, our monthly giving community.. Looking to donate with cryptocurrency? Click this link.. Prefer to give by mail? You can send a check, or …

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Amref Partners with Kenya’s Ministry of Health on COVID-19 …

WEBMarch 11, 2020 — In support of Kenya’s efforts to respond to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Amref Health Africa has partnered with the country’s Ministry of Health to …

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Team Amref Health Africa runs the TCS NYC Marathon!

WEBAmref Health Africa is a proud official charity partner of the TCS NYC Marathon. Team Amref Health Africa - our dedicated runners - are running their 26.2 miles to help us …

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Medical Outreach

WEBAside from regular check-ups and immunization services, Amref Health Africa also brings surgical outreach to marginalized communities. We have been providing surgical …

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Bringing reproductive health education to youth in Malawi

WEBBringing reproductive health education to youth in Malawi. In Malawi, 29% of girls between the ages of 15-19 have already had children. Teen pregnancies bring huge social and …

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Amref Tanzania: Blending Traditional Healing with Health Training

WEBAmref Tanzania: Traditional healers blend old customs with health training In rural Tanzania, traditional beliefs that define sickness as an unavoidable part of life often …

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Amref's COVID-19 Response

WEBWith the development and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, Amref Health Africa is committed to ensuring that no one is left behind in accessing the COVID …

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No More Pain: Communities are key to ending FGM

WEBEvery year, 3 million girls are at risk of undergoing the practice. In my community, FGM/C is directly linked to marriageability and is typically carried out on young girls below the age …

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Training Health Workers

WEBBy leveraging innovative technologies such as e-Learning and m-Learning, we can train local African health workers rapidly, cost-effectively, and competently. e-Learning brings …

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Restoring dignity by repairing fistula

WEBMay 23 is International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. Obstetric fistula, a hole between the vagina and the bladder caused by complications during delivery that leads …

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Providing health education to skilled artisans in Ethiopia

WEBThrough a partnership with the lemlem Foundation we provided local artisans in Ethiopia with much-needed health education that covered maternal and reproductive health. The …

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Maternal and Child Health

WEBAmref Health Africa works to ensure that women everywhere can access the health services they need and that young girls can grow up healthy, educated and empowered. …

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Amref's COVID-19 Response

WEBAmref is the leading Africa-based healthcare NGO on the frontlines of Africa’s COVID-19 response. Through the support and collaboration of our many partners, Amref is …

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