Check out these first-hand accounts of how we are creating lasting health change in partnership with communities in Africa. These stories will amaze and inspire you!
Geared for the Fight Against COVID-19
Working in a health facility was a boyhood dream for 29-year-old, Cornelius Damuza. After completing elementary and secondary school, he went on to do professional studies at Malawi College [...]
Psychological First Aid Training for Frontline Health Workers in Kenya
Community health workers and other key staff at the forefront of the COVID-19 response in Kenya are receiving training in psychological first aid to help them look after their [...]
How Amref Health Africa is Working to End Obstetric Fistula in Uganda
Amref Health Africa is among the first organizations in Uganda to highlight the condition of obstetric fistula, a hole in the birth canal often caused by prolonged or obstructed [...]
Clean Water is Essential for the Health of Moms and Newborns
In the early months after the first coronavirus case was registered in Malawi, health workers, who had inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE), were afraid of contracting the virus. They [...]
Youth in Kenya Join the Fight Against COVID-19
As COVID-19 continues to alter many aspects of our daily lives no matter where we live in the world, in Kenya Amref Health Africa has partnered with governments in [...]
Habari Newsletter – Spring 2021
Habari is our bi-annual newsletter for supporters of Amref Health Africa in Canada. 'Habari' is a greeting in Swahili, a widely-used language in east Africa. It also means "What's [...]
Amref Health Africa Hero: Margaret Kilonzo
Margaret Kilonzo is a community health worker in the area of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, one of the largest informal settlements in Africa. She started in 1998, after she received [...]
Meet Rachel: She’s working to end female genital mutilation/cutting in Kenya
Meet Rachel, an End FGM/C champion in Kenya. “I’m Rachel. I’m 23-years- old and from Kaijado County, Kenya. I’m the second born in the family. I have a great older [...]
Meet Dessie: he’s working to end female genital mutilation/cutting in Ethiopia
Meet Dessie, a champion who is working to end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Ethiopia. “I’m Dessie. I’m 33-years-old and from Ethiopia's Amhara region. I'm a proud father of a girl and a [...]
