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Maternal Health - An AMREF priority intervention area.

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No woman should die giving birth. Yet, more than 200,000 women die each year in sub-Saharan Africa during pregnancy and childbirth. Most of these deaths could easily be prevented if basic medical care was available. Support AMREF’s campaign to improve maternal health in Africa to save women’s lives.

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AMREF Recognized for
its 'Outstanding Work in Public Health'

The World Federation of Public Health Associations recently awarded AMREF with the 2012 Organizational Award. The award is bestowed in recognition of an organization’s outstanding achievements in and contributions to the field of public health.
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AMREF Blog

The Road To Gulu

Staff member Sam Hindels recently visited Northern Uganda. While there, he attended the handover of new medical equipment to the local government, visited a remote health facility and met many community members. Read More

In focus

Drought in East Africa: Stories of despair, hope and survival. Frontline reports from AMREF staff who are working in, or evaluating affected areas.	Busia Child Survival Project This project, funded by USAID, has made great progress in improving the health of the people in the Busia District of Kenya. Click here to see a video highlighting successes in Maternal Health, Child Survival, Malaria, HIV & TB.
AMREF Flying Doctors win prestigious award. AMREF Flying Doctors is extremely pleased to have been awarded the winners of this year’s ITIJ Air Ambulance Provider of the Year Award.	Project of the Week: Empowering the Youth in Kabale, Uganda Almost 10% of the population of Kabale are orphans. Read how AMREF is helping these children find a future for themselves.