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The African Medical and
Research Foundation (AMREF) is an international African organisation
headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.
AMREF's vision is
Better Health for Africa.
AMREF's mission is to
ensure that every African can enjoy the right to good health by helping
to create vibrant networks of informed communities that work with
empowered health care providers in strong health systems.
AMREF has 50 years’
experience in health development. In 1957, three surgeons founded the
Flying Doctors Service of East Africa, laying the foundation for what is
now one of the continent’s leading health development and research
organisations. Today, AMREF implements its projects through country
programmes in Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Southern Sudan and
South Africa. Training and consulting support are provided to an
additional 30 African countries.
Knowledge is a core
product of AMREF’s activities. AMREF implements projects to learn, and
shares this evidence-based knowledge with others to advocate for changes
in health policy and practice. Based on the belief that health is a
basic human right, AMREF seeks to empower communities to take control of
their health and to establish a vibrant and participatory health care
system made up of communities, health workers and governments. |
