News Archive

 
News Archive

May 24th, 2012
In Memory of Nan Rees 

May 4th, 2012
International Day of the Midwife 2012: Stand Up for African Mothers

April 25th, 2012
Celebrate World Malaria Day 2012

April 24th 2012
AMREF Receives the World Federation of Public Health Associations 2012 Organizational Award

March 23rd, 2012
World TB Day: Let's Ensure Sustainable Funding for TB in Africa 

March 22nd, 2012
AMREF Celebrates World Water Day 2012

February 7th, 2012
“Better Health for West Africa”: AMREF Opens Office in Senegal

January 26th, 2012
Digging a Well Leads to Much More than Just Water

January 16th, 2012
AMREF family is extremely sad to announce the death of Dr. Alemayehu Seifu

November 29th, 2011
AMREF Wins the Khadil Award for Excellence in Medical Laboratory Service

November 8th, 2011
AMREF Flying Doctors wins Air Ambulance Provider of the Year Award

October 12th, 2011
Passionate Ugandan midwife takes her message abroad with AMREF

October 3rd, 2011
Charity Navigator awards AMREF with seventh straight 4-star rating

September 23rd, 2011
Hunger and Malnutrion Stalk Nairobi's Urban Poor

September 22nd, 2011
Update on Fuel Explosion in Kenya

September 18th, 2011
AMREF's Commitment to Better Maternal Health in Africa

September 13th, 2011
AMREF Aids Victims of Fuel Explosion in Kenyan Slum

August 16th, 2011
AMREF hosts U.S. Hill Staffers on visit to Kenya

August 15th, 2011
Drought Update from Turkana, Kenya by Dr. Lennie Bazira, Director of AMREF Kenya

July 29th, 2011
Wajir - Bearing the Brunt of the Drought in Northern Kenya

July 25th, 2011
Update on AMREF's response to the drought and resulting famine

July 19th, 2011
AMREF issues statement about the current crisis in the Horn of Africa.

July 13th, 2011
AMREF Surgeon Elected as President of PAACLIP

July 5th, 2011
A New Dawn for the people of the Republic of South Sudan and the Birth of Africa's Newest Nation.

July 4th, 2011
Learn the facts and figures about health in South Sudan and AMREF's work in Africa's newest nation.

June 9th, 2011
World leaders launch plan to eliminate new HIV infections among children by 2015. 

May 17th, 2011
Kenyan sets new record running for AMREF's maternal health campaign

May 6th, 2011
AMREF urges caution over new AIDS vaccine trials

April 25th, 2011
Celebrating World Malaria Day with an eye on progress and impact

April 13th, 2011
AMREF announces partnership with Open University to train 250,000 health workers

March 8th, 2011
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day. 

February 23rd, 2011
Maternal Death - A lethal enemy waiting to snatch its next victim

February 17th, 2011
Australian envoy visits AMREF Headquarters

February 15th, 2011
Health in Southern Sudan: Your Questions Answered.

January 21st, 2011
AMREF will play a key role in the Second Global Forum on Human Resources for Health which starts January 25th, in Bangkok, Thailand.

January 18th, 2011
In advance of the Second Global Forum on Human Resources for Health Sarah Boseley of the Guardian has written this article, “The health worker shortage is a truly global crisis”.

January 09th, 2011
Southern Sudan heads to the polls to vote in a referendum on whether or not to separate from the North. Read about AMREF's long history working in Southern Sudan.

January 01st, 2010
Please support AMREF USA by participating in Movie For a Cause. If you purchase a copy of the film Poliwood you will receive a significant discount and AMREF gets a portion of the proceeds.
 

December 15th, 2010
UNTV’s Andrew Martin reports on how a computer, scanner and digital camera transforms the lives of patients at a local clinic in Kenya.

December 12th, 2010
AMREF’s Dr. Peter Ngatia Receives Award (the Elder of the Order of the Burning Spear) from Kenyan head of state, President Mwai Kibaki.

December 1st, 2010
AMREF's Director General interviewed about HIV issues in Africa.

December 1st, 2010
Africa.com blogs about some of AMREF's activities increasing awarness around HIV and AIDS in Africa.
 

December 1st, 2010
World AIDS Day 2010: Universal Access and Human Rights.
 

November 12th, 2010
AMREF Presents papers and participates in multiple elearning and mhealth summits in early November. 

November 7th, 2010
Two AMREF supporters run the NYC Marathon and raise about $13,000 for AMREF's health development programs in Africa. 

November 2nd, 2010
Today the Guardian's involvement in our Katine project officially comes to a close. Please click here to read the multitude of coverage this project is receiving. 

October 14th, 2010
AMREF USA receives coveted 4 star rating from Charity Navigator for sound fiscal management - for the SIXTH year in a row! 

October 11th, 2010
AMREF part of a team of top health players meeting in Nairobi for key African meeting on Human Resources for Health sector.
 

September 20th, 2010
AMREF cited by Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) in his remarks about the 'water for the poor' bill as it passed the Senate 

August 2nd, 2010
WHO representative visits AMREF headquarters


July 22nd, 2010
Showcasing AMREF at the Vienna AIDS conference


July 22nd, 2010
Uganda's Minister of Health commends AMREF's second response team to the Kampala bombings


July 20th, 2010
Don't stop now, donors and governments urged


July 20th, 2010
We risk reversing all the gains made in HIV interventions, warns AMREF


July 19th, 2010
AMREF's message to leaders at the African Union Summit


July 16th, 2010
AMREF steps in to provide emergency support to Uganda bombing victims

July 9th, 2010
AMREF scoops two international awards for its work in health development 

June 28th, 2010
AMREF cautiously welcomes new G8 funding for maternal and child health in Africa 

June 25th, 2010
AMREF stands up for African mothers as G8 and G20 leaders arrive in Canada 

June 25th, 2010
A way forward to achieving the health Millennium Development Goals in Africa - G8 2010

June 4th, 2010
AMREF Photos Win Top Honours at CNN Awards

April 23rd, 2010
AMREF, UCLA and Johnson & Johnson launch eLearning course for National AIDS Control Council

History of AMREF in Kenya

AMREF was established in Kenya in 1957 as the Flying Doctors of East Africa but quickly progressed from a curative service organization to one that implements projects addressing HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, reproductive health, water, and sanitation in over 40 districts around the country.

Throughout the years, AMREF has become more involved in influencing health policy in Kenya and has succeeded in bringing community voices and experiences to the national strategic planning platform. AMREF chairs a national health network and participates in more than 30 national committees and taskforces, especially within the Ministry of Health and the National AIDS Control Council.

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