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!
50 Years in South Sudan
1972 to 2022: Highlights Amref Health Africa has a long history in South Sudan, beginning in 1972 in what was then the southern region of [...]
Habari Newsletter – Spring 2022
Habari is our 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 [...]
A Gender Champion’s Commitment to end Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Malawi
Jessie Nyondo, a 43-year-old widow with five children, is a gender champion in Malawi. She lives in Traditional Authority (T/A) Mwabulambiya in the Chitipa District. Jessie and other community [...]
Amref Health Africa Hero: Ann Njogu – an interview
Ann Njogu is Chairperson of the Amref International University (AMIU) Student Council in Nairobi, Kenya where she is in her final year of the degree program in Health Systems Management [...]
The Fight Against Gender-Based Violence: A Male Agent of Change in Kenya
Contemplative and eloquent, Justus Hassan, 36, is a father of three from Wang’chieng village, Migori County in Kenya. He has volunteered to fight sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) alongside [...]
Community Health Workers in Kenya Demystify COVID-19 Vaccines
In the southern part of Kenya, along the shores of Lake Victoria – Africa's largest freshwater lake – meet Millicent Anyango, a Community Health Worker (CHW) leading the Arudho [...]
Integrating Services for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Survivors in Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, Amref Health Africa is establishing and strengthening one-stop centres at targeted hospitals to provide integrated medical and psychosocial services to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). [...]
Essential COVID-19 training for Community Health Volunteers in Malawi made easier through phones
Ensuring that people in the community have the correct information regarding COVID-19 is vital to containing its spread and making sure that those infected are receiving the necessary treatment. [...]
Training Health Workers in Kenya on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Health workers play a vital role in supporting survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Kenya. They provide treatment, and can assist in efforts to prevent violence as well. [...]