Responding to the Horn of Africa Crisis
Posted: 20th January 2012 | Modified: 20th January 2012
AMREF is mobilizing efforts to tackle the wide-spread famine the Horn of Africa is currently facing. The UN estimates over 12 million people are being affected by the crisis – one of the largest humanitarian crises in the last 60 years.
AMREF’s Message on World AIDS Day 2011
Posted: 13th December 2011 | Modified: 13th December 2011
World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 every year to focus the world’s attention on AIDS. It provides an opportunity for people across the globe to unite in the fight against HIV, to show their support for people living with the virus and to remember those who have died. As Africa’s leading health development organisation working with communities, AMREF shares this year’s global theme of ‘getting zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths’.
Former AMREF Canada CIDA-funded intern to present research findings on Ugandan maternal, newborn and child health indicators
Posted: 31st October 2011
Stephanie Irvine will be presenting findings from an AMREF-Uganda needs assessment study as part of the 2011 Global Health Conference on November 14th in Montreal. The conference is jointly hosted by the Canadian Society for International Health, the Consortium of Universities for Global Health and the Global Health Education Consortium.
Man with Diabetes Endures Gruelling Bike Race for Better Maternal Health in Africa
Posted: 27th October 2011
The only time he has ever come to Africa was 20 years ago. Then, the middle aged man visited Morocco and Egypt just to have fun. Today, however, he has decided to turn the tables. Just a little bit. The diabetic man is braving the scorching sun as he cycles his way round the rough terrain of Kenya to raise money for a worthy cause. AMREF, Maternal and Child health programs in Africa.
Mitigate Effects of Recurring Droughts and Famines: Invest in Health Development
Posted: 13th October 2011
In light of the Horn of Africa crisis, AMREF USA hosted a panel discussion last month to shed light on long-term solutions for drought and famine. The event, moderated by AMREF USA Executive Director Lisa Meadowcroft, featured a panel that included Elizabeth Lwanga, Regional Program Director, East and Horn of Africa, UN Women; Werner Schultink Director, Nutrition Section, Programme Division, UNICEF; Phillipe Lazzarini, Deputy Director of Coordination and Response, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; a Deputy to Nancy Lindborg, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); and, a Representative of The Honorable Josephine Ojiambo, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kenya to the United Nations.
