Go behind-the-scenes of our work through our blog. It’s full of thoughts, opinions and experiences from the Amref Health Africa team and people from the communities in Africa that we partner with.
COVID-19 Vaccine Inequality and the Fight for Vaccine Solidarity
Amanda Latchmiah, Intern Communications Advisor, Amref Health Africa in Canada By: Amanda Latchmiah Setting the stage “Africa is already playing COVID-19 vaccination catch-up, and the gap is widening,” [...]
COVID-19 Vaccine Equity: Why G7 leaders need to stand in solidarity with Africa
Onome Ako, Executive Director, Amref Health Africa in Canada By: Camilla Knox-Peebles, CEO, Amref Health Africa UK; Hubert Chauvet, CEO, Amref Health Africa France; Guglielmo Micucci, Director General, Amref [...]
Getting Up & Moving this Mother’s Day for Amref Health Africa in Canada
by Global Faces Direct staff Our Team at Global Faces Direct decided to celebrate our moms this Mother’s Day with a fundraising activity for Amref Health Africa in Canada. [...]
1 Year into the COVID-19 pandemic: African-led solutions
by Melina KalamandeenA year ago, we faced the beginning of one of the worst public health emergencies in over a century with barely any information on how the new coronavirus [...]
Partnerships to Accelerate Global Action to End FGM/C by 2030
by Bertine Pries Parallel event at the virtual 65th Commission on the Status of Women on March 24, 2021 This event was organized by The Global Platform for Action [...]
How COVID-19 is fuelling an increase in female genital mutilation/cutting and what we can do about it
by Dr. Tammary Esho, Director, Amref Health Africa End FGM/C Centre of ExcellenceAfter decades of progress in reducing the number of girls and young women subjected to female genital mutilation [...]
Partnerships to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Kenya
Arthur Mwai, Amref Health Africa in KenyaSome stories begin in the middle or at the end and then roll back to the beginning, with the audience on edge, waiting to [...]
How one woman in Tanzania started a revolution in period products, and helped empower girls and women
Jasmine Valle, Amref Health Africa in CanadaMenstruation is oddly viewed as one of the shameful secrets of women’s health. It is stigmatized and often misunderstood. The shame and embarrassment of [...]
Kenya’s COVID-19 Response is Affecting the Well-Being of Women And Girls
Diram Duba, advocate, KenyaAt the beginning of this year, I followed up on a story of a girl Sarah**, (not her real name) and her mother from Ramole Village in [...]