AMPATH’s partnership with the Astellas Global Health Foundation improves access to mental health services throughout western Kenya. Foundation Board Chair Shingo Iino reflects on the importance of community-based partnerships like this to address critical care gaps around the world
Read MoreIt is with great sorrow that we share the news that our friend, Dr. Edith Kwobah, passed away from complications from her cancer on March 22nd, 2024.
Read MoreAMPATH's Afya ya Akili Mashinani (community mental health) program joined the Department of Mental Health at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) to commemorate World Mental Health Day with a community walk and awareness event and staff wellness program.
Read MoreThe MTRH/AMPATH AYAM (Afya ya Akili Mashinani—meaning "community mental health”) program launched a school mental health program to promote youth mental health by sensitizing teachers, students, school staff members and parents.
Read MoreFor more than 20 years, Eli Lilly and Company medications provided by Lilly have helped people living with serious illnesses such as cancer, diabetes and depression in western Kenya.
Read MoreLearn more about many aspects of mental health.
Read MoreWorld Bipolar Day is recognized each year on March 30th, the birthday of artist Vincent Van Gogh, who was posthumously diagnosed as likely having a bipolar condition. The day is designated to raise worldwide awareness of bipolar conditions and to work to eliminate social stigma while providing information to educate and help people understand the condition.
Read MoreLeaders of the Astellas Global Health Foundation (Foundation) visited the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) Nawiri Recovery & Skills Centre in Eldoret, Kenya, today to celebrate the Centre’s impact in providing urgently needed mental health services to western Kenya with support from the Foundation.
Read MoreAfter multiple delays caused by COVID-19, three psychiatry registrars (residents) from Moi University School of Medicine spent the last two months at AMPATH Consortium member Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, learning about various aspects of psychiatry practice in the U.S.
Read MoreIn Kenya, it is estimated that one in every 10 people faces the reality of living with a mental disorder. The number increases to one in every four people among patients attending routine outpatient services. However, the misconceptions and stigma surrounding mental health issues, often cause people to suffer in silence without seeking help.
Read MoreDr. Jaguga received a prestigious Fogarty Global Health Fellowship through the Northern/Pacific Global Health (NPGH) Research Training Consortium. Her year-long research project trains peer counselors to deliver a brief substance use intervention for youth living with HIV and then assesses how feasible and acceptable the intervention is.
Read MoreEli Lilly and Company donated more than $66 million in medication over the last two years related to support of the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) partnership to help people in western Kenya living with cancer, diabetes and mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression.
Read MoreThe first recovery home and skills centre in Kenya for men and women with severe mental health disorders welcomed its first clients this month on the grounds of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Eldoret. The MTRH Nawiri Skills and Recovery Centre, which has a capacity for 16 clients, was built with funding from the Astellas Global Health Foundation in partnership with MTRH and Indiana University through AMPATH. Join us for a tour:
Read MoreIn honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Dr. Edith Kwobah, head of the department of mental health at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), shared her inspiration and passion for expanding mental health services throughout western Kenya.
Read MoreAMPATH investigators Dr. Florence Jaguga and Jepchirchir (Chiri) Kiplagat, PhD, received prestigious Fogarty Global Health Fellowships through the Northern/Pacific Global Health (NPGH) Research Training Consortium.
Read MoreAlthough the pandemic has necessitated some program alterations, Dr. Edith Kwobah and her colleagues, including Dr. Matthew Turissini are determined to reach their goals of scaling up and improving mental health services
Read MoreThe Astellas Global Health Foundation awarded a $1.35 million grant over three years to AMPATH to provide 400,000 people with access to mental health programming in western Kenya.
Read MoreSuicide is a global public health problem and according to the World Health Organization (WHO), one person dies every 40 seconds as a result of committing suicide.
Read MoreFor more than a decade Eli Lilly and Company has partnered with AMPATH to provide medicine for diabetes, cancer, and mental health patients in western Kenya.
Read MoreAccording to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Mental Health Atlas, nearly one in 10 people have a mental health disorder worldwide; however, only one percent of the global health workforce is working in mental health.
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