In 1956, three doctors – Michael Wood, Archibald McIndoe and Tom Rees – drew up a groundbreaking plan to provide medical assistance to remote regions of East Africa, where they had all worked for many years as reconstructive surgeons.
Spurred by what they had seen of the combined effects of poverty, tropical disease and a lack of adequate health services in East Africa, their collective vision was born in the foothills Mt Kilimanjaro.
At that time, there was one doctor to every 30,000 people in East Africa – in Britain it was 1:1,000. Medical facilities were sparse, with rough terrain and often impassable roads making access to medical care difficult for people in rural and remote areas. As this was where the majority of the population lived, Archie, Tom and Michael saw an air-based service as the only way to get health care to remote communities.
OUR VISION
Lasting health change in Africa
OUR MISSION
We are committed to improving the health of people in Africa by partnering with and empowering communities, and strengthening health systems.
OUR PROMISE
Improve the lives of disadvantaged people in Africa through better health
Bridge gaps between communities, health systems and governments
Be a leading force for advocacy for health system reforms in Africa
Be a leader in the NGO community, developing and documenting best practices and training programs
| Location Name | Address 1 | Address 2 | Post Code | City | Province | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amref Health Africa | Langata Road, P.O Box 27691 - 00506, Nairobi, Kenya | Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya |
The course gives participants a clear understanding of the process of initiating sustainable intervention projects planning, management and implementation
The course seeks to empower the participants with advocacy and lobbying skills in order to advocate for community issues, health and health related issues
This is a 12 module course which addresses the management, prevention and control of malaria. Course content: About Malaria; Clinical Assessment of Malaria; Severe and complicated Malaria; Treatment of Malaria; Treatment defaults in Malaria; Referral in Severe and Complicated Malaria; Malaria in Pregnancy; Prevention and Control of Malaria; Community Based Management of fever and Malaria in children; HIV/AIDS and Malaria; Counselling and Health Education on Malaria; Malaria Surveillance.
Equips information services personnel with the requisite skills and knowledge to effectively manage information using modern ICT tools, techniques and applications
This course will enhance the capacity of non-finance professionals in management positions to effectively play their financial over-sight roles in ensuring prudence in financial matters
The School also offers an eLearning Diploma course that enables Enrolled Nurses / midwives (EN/Ms) to upgrade to the level of Kenya Registered Community Health Nurses (KRCHN).
The aim of this course is to provide health workers with knowledge, skills and attitudes on how to promote good nutrition especially breastfeeding in the community; manage and prevent malnutrition in the community. It has 11 modules. Course content: Food Nutrients; Maternal nutrition during pregnancy and lactation; The relationship between nutrition, infection and disease; Protein-Energy-Malnutrition; Breastfeeding Part I; Breastfeeding Part II; Complimentary feeding; Growth Monitoring Promotion; Nutrition counselling; Nutrition and HIV.
This is a 10 module course which looks at the female Reproductive system and specifically discusses issues related to pregnancy and delivery and associated medical problems. Course content: Anatomy and physiology of the female reproductive system; Introduction to Obstetrics; Bleeding and Medical conditions in pregnancy; Normal Labour and puerperium; Abnormal pregnancy and presentation; Abnormal Labour; Operative Obstetrics and abnormal pueperium; Diseases of the female Genital track and Family Planning.
This is a 16-modules course covering non-communicable diseases in adults. The course content includes: Diseases of the Cardiovascular System; Diseases of the Lungs; Diseases of the Urinary System; Diseases of the Joints & Connective tissues; Diseases of the Nervous System; Diseases of the Blood & Reticuloendothelial System; Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Larynx; Diseases of the Endocrine Glands; Diseases of Nutrition; Poisoning; Common Skin Diseases in the Tropics; Heat Illness; Hypothermia; and Allergic Conditions.
The Management Development Institute (MDI) for Health Care Organizations is a one-week intensive program designed to enhance the leadership and management skills of program managers and leaders of sub-Saharan African organizations, governmental and non-governmental, that are devoted to delivering health care services to underserved populations. The program has been designed specifically to assist African ministries of health in implementing their particular national health priorities.Over 1,000 participants from 33 African countries have graduated from this program. Up until 2010, the MDI was focused solely on HIV/AIDS. In 2011, the program’s focus was expanded to health systems...
Delegates will gain knowledge and practical skills to enhance individual and team productivity
Amref Health Africa’s experience of over fifty years in implementing community health programmes has shown that the practice of community health has the greatest impact in the well-being of households at the community level.Using its expertise in implementing community health programmes in Africa, Amref Health Africa has been training health workers in community health since 1987.The Diploma in Community Health (DCH) programme focuses on training graduates on leadership in planning and management of community health interventions at district and community levels.
The eHealth programme has grown over time. It started as a pilot project for upgrading nurses in Kenya in 2005. To date, the eHealth programme is supporting 15 projects in eight (8) countries across Africa namely Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Lesotho, Ethiopia, and Senegal.
This course is offered as a distance learning program by AMREF and is designed to provide healthcare workers with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to promote good nutrition, especially breastfeeding, within the community. Students will be given assignments that are used as teaching tools and are specifically designed to ensure the learner can apply theory to practice. The program consists of 11 modules and focuses on key topics such as food nutrients, pregnancy, and lactation. Healthcare professionals who specialise in maternal child health and nutrition help change lives and, in many cases, save lives. If you are looking to make a positive difference in the world and...
This is a six (6) months distance education course or four (4) weeks face to face course which is examined through written examination, supervised writing and submission of a research report.
This course applies a hands-on approach to participatory teaching methods and skills and ensures that trainees acquire the knowledge and skills to deliver training in a stimulating atmosphere
The aim of this course is to build the capacity of health and development professionals, researchers, statisticians, economists, M&E professionals and scholars with practical skills on the appropriate application of statistical methods in data analysis.Many professionals and scholars struggle with statistical data analysis, yet programmes, projects and their academic work always demand for these practical skills. This course is designed to break these barriers in using statistical approaches to enhance one’s knowledge and skills in statistical data analysis.
Aims at developing knowledge and skills for effective mobilization of human and other resources for enhancing the organization’s capacity to implement the program
Aims at building the competencies of senior and middle level managers in prudent of scarce resources to effectively and efficiently deliver on their mandate
The course gives participants a clear understanding of the process of initiating sustainable intervention projects, planning, management and implementation
