Amref Health Africa Inc

SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF HEALTH PROGRAMS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

HEALTH, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND PRIMARY CARE - AMREF SUPPORTS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS FOR WOMEN THROUGH ENSURING ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE CONTRACEPTIVES, SKILLED OBSTETRIC SERVICES, ASSISTED DELIVERY, ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL CARE AND CARE OF NEWBORNS. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ALSO INCLUDES THE PREVENTION AND DIAGNOSIS OF CERVICAL CANCER AMONG DISADVANTAGED WOMEN. THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES, AMREF SUPPORTS A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO DISEASE MANAGEMENT WHERE THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE CHILD IS CONSIDERED, ADDRESSING ALL CAUSES OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESS. AS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF GOOD HEALTH, INNOVATIVE INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE NUTRITION AND PROMOTE BREAST FEEDING ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN AMREF'S APPROACH TO REDUCE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY AMONG CHILDREN. AMREF ALSO INCORPORATES A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO MANAGING DISEASE, AS ANY TREATMENT MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF DISEASE, MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT PATIENTS FOLLOW TREATMENT PLANS AND ADEQUATE HEALTH STAFF TO DIAGNOSE DISEASE AND ADMINISTER AND MONITOR TREATMENT, PARTICULARLY IN REMOTE AREAS. AMREF SEEKS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO SUSTAINABLE, SAFE AND ADEQUATE WATER, APPROPRIATE SANITATION AND HYGIENE PRACTICES, AMREF'S GOAL IS TO REDUCE PREVALENCE OF WASH-RELATED DISEASES SUCH AS DYSENTERY, CHOLERA, TRACHOMA AND TYPHOID.

CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES- AMREF FOCUSES ON BULDING CAPACITY OF NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MINISTRIES OF HEALTH AND HEALTH DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES. AMREF SEEKS TO STRENGHTEN THE CAPACITY OF APPROPRIATELY TRAINED HEALTH WORKERS, IMPROVE ACCESS TO QUALITY PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY HEALTH CARE AND TO STRENGHTEN LABORATORY SERVICES. THROUGH SERVICES SUCH AS THE CLINICAL OUTREACH PROGRAM TO REMOTE HOSPITALS IN MORE THAN SEVEN COUNTRIES, AMREF PROVIDES ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED HEALTH CARE INCLUDING CLEFT LIP AND PALATE, OBSTETRIC FISTULA REPAIR AND GENERAL AND UROLOGY SURGERY TO DISADVANTED COMMUNITIES ACROSS AFRICA.

EDUCATIONAL AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH - TO CONSOLIDATE ITS POSITION AS A LEADER IN AFRICA HEALTH DEVELOPMENT, AMREF RESEARCHES AND DEVELOPS POSITION PAPERS ON KEY HEALTH ISSUES AFFECTING COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA AS WELL AS DISSEMINATES INFORMATION THROUGH PUBLICATION IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS AND TECHNICAL BRIEFING PAPERS.