Why NGOs are wading into the world of business – Dr Githinji Gitahi
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) around the world are going through a historic transition.They are slowly wading into the world of business by positioning themselves as “social enterprises.” Although the concept of social enterprises has gained prominence…
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Hiring more doctors will not solve Kenya’s health crisis – Lennox Yieke
The fact that Africa has less doctors than the rest of the world has frequently been identified as one of the root causes of the continent’s health challenges. In Kenya, for instance, the doctor to…
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Africa Health Agenda International Conference Communiqué
Africa Health Agenda International Conference Declaration on Accelerating the Achievement of a Healthier Africa Nairobi, Kenya, 5th-9th March, 2017 We, the organisers, keynote speakers, panelists, scientists and researchers, leaders from government, multilateral agencies, the private…
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Amref launches FGM eradication strategy
Amref Health Africa yesterday launched its vision to eradicate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) by 2030 during the ongoing Africa Health Agenda International Conference. The launch coincided with the International Women’s Day celebrations. The event, graced…
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Innovate for Life hackathon winners
In a bid to reduce the maternal and infant mortality rates in the continent, Amref Health Africa in Kenya merged forces with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company and Nailab (Nairobi Incubation Lab) to bring in innovators from…
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Town Hall with Edwin Macharia
Youth have for the longest time been ignored and locked out of decision making. Despite this, they have time and again proved their potential, and through the Africa Health Agenda International Conference have demanded to…
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Focus on causes and not symptoms to implement health-related SDGs
For the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be successfully implemented in Africa, countries in the continent need to address the underlying causes rather than the symptoms of key health challenges. This was the key…
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Global Fund Chief of Staff visits Amref Project in Nairobi
The Chief of Staff at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria, Dr Marijke Wijnroks paid a visit to the Medical Mission of Mary Health Centre in Mukuru kwa Njenga slum, Embakasi…
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Pushing the maternal health agenda through partnerships and innovation
Amref Health Africa and PharmAccess have joined forces in an innovative partnership called i-PUSH. The partnership aims to improve access to better health care for 100,000 women and their families in Kenya through mobile phones.
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Community Health Workers take Centre-stage at Opening Ceremony
The Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) will go down as a historic event for Community Health Workers across Africa following the launch of a continental campaign to get them paid and integrated into the…
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Town Hall with Dr Matshidiso Moeti
With the backdrop of a growing continent that has an average age of 19 years, the Africa Health Agenda International Conference focused much attention on the African youth, placing him and her at the centre…
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AHAIC 2017 Youth Pre-conference Communiqué
The Africa Health Agenda international Conference (AHAIC), Youth Conference held from the 5-6th March 2017 in Nairobi Kenya, under the theme: Towards a Healthier Africa: People, Systems and Innovations brought together young people from 11…
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AHAIC 2017 Youth Preconference Videos
Day 1 of the AHAIC 2017 Youth preconferenceThe First Lady of Kenya Margaret Kenyatta at the at the Africa Health Agenda International ConferenceThe First Lady of Malawi at the at the Africa Health Agenda International…
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First Ladies Endorse Engagement of Youth in Charting Out Africa’s Health Agenda
Vibrant energy marked the two days of the AHAIC Youth Pre-Conference on March 5th and 6th as over 200 young people from across the continent debated and deliberated on issues related to their health and…
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Malawi First Lady Gertrude Mutharika arrives in Kenya for international health conference
Dr Mutharika is expected to address delegates at the Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) Youth Forum as the Chief Guest.
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Hard times for Kenyan NGOs as funds dry up
Donor funding to NGO's has been drying up in Kenya mainly due to reduced foreign aid spend by the west and shift from aid to trade in most donor countries. This shift undermines the quality…
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Say Yes! To Integration Of CHWs Into The National Health Workforce
Community Health Workers, commonly referred to as CHWs, are the bridge between communities and the health and social service systems. As a continent affected by an inadequate supply of doctors and nurses, Community Health Workers…
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Keynote Speaker Introduction: Prof Stella Anyangwe
Prof. Stella Anyangwe, Cameroonian by birth, is a Physician (MD, 1977, Cameroon) and Epidemiologist (MPH, 1986, and PhD, 1990, Tulane University, USA). She is perfectly bilingual in English and French, and speaks at least four…
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Keynote Speaker Introduction: Dr. Marc-Allen Widdowson, CDC Kenya
Currently Dr. Widdowson is the Director of the Division of Global Health Protection, CDC Kenya with responsibility for the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) in Kenya, and a wide-ranging portfolio of public health science and…
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Dr Githinji Gitahi Introduces the Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC)
The Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC 2017) will be held from March 7-9, 2017 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Keynote Speaker Introduction: Marijke Wijnroks, The Global Fund
Marijke Wijnroks joined the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria as its Chief of Staff on 15 July 2013. She is a keynote speaker at the Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC 2017).
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Keynote Speaker Introduction: David Pritchard, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
David Pritchard is the Vice President: Africa and Developing Countries of Asia, at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). He is a keynote speaker at the Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC 2017).
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Keynote Speaker Introduction: Siddharth Chatterjee, UN
Siddharth Chatterjee is the United Nations Resident Coordinator and the UNDP Resident Representative to Kenya. He is a keynote speaker at the Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC 2017).
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Keynote Speaker Introduction: Professor Charles Feldman
Professor Feldman’s research interest focuses on community-acquired pneumonia, particularly pneumococcal pneumonia. In addition to being part of large international clinical collaborations recruiting cases of community-acquired pneumonia, he has contributed to basic research studies, investigating the…
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Global health agenda promoted at expense of Africa
Health is today viewed as a key aspect of human and economic development. This is a view championed by the United Nations after Member States endorsed the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 as…
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Financing health in Africa: the time to reflect is now – Dr Joachim Osur
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to only 12 per cent of the world’s population but accounts for 22 per cent of the total global disease burden and 68 per cent of people living with HIV/Aids. Out…
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Global Experts to Discuss Africa’s Health Agenda
In four short weeks, more than 700 global health experts and leaders in government, private sector and civil society will convene at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya (March 7-9, 2017) for the Africa…
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Malawi’s First Lady to Give Key Note at Youth Conference
The African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) has invited Malawi First Lady Gertrude Mutharika to be the keynote speaker at the Africa Health Agenda International Conference in Nairobi Kenya scheduled for March this year. AMREF…
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Amref Health Africa Innovate for Life Hackathon
Innovate for Life is an active call by Amref Health Africa to innovative teams across the globe in preparation for the Africa Health Agenda International Conference (#AHAIC2017). The call rallies innovators to participate in a…
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AHAIC 2017 Conference: The Countdown Begins
The Africa Health Agenda International Conference is now just a month away. Slated for March 7-9, 2017, the conference brings together researchers, policy makers, practitioners, the private sector, advocates for health and civil society to…
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