Margaret Chepkirui is a peer educator at AMPATH Plus. She helps people living with HIV by using her own experience. Peers are very important people because they empower, through peer education, disclosure and health talks at the pharmacy and modules. They act as a support system, provide group therapy, psychosocial support groups, one-on-one counselling, and most importantly, they are good role models.
Read MoreCOVID-19 cases are on the rise in Kenya. Both the number of people testing positive and the test positivity rate increased over the last several weeks. Local government leaders, medical staff and trainees have been among those testing positive.
Read MoreMichael Scanlon, MPH, joined AMPATH in September as the assistant director of research, but his involvement with AMPATH goes back for almost a decade.
Read MorePhysicians from AMPATH’s North American consortium member schools eagerly responded to a request from faculty members at Moi University to present a series of lectures about the clinical care of COVID-19 patients for health care workers at Moi University and MTRH.
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 MoreDespite the increased challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the AMPATH hematology team recently coordinated a successful surgery with the orthopedic service for one of their patients with severe hemophilia.
Read MoreFor many families in western Kenya, the biggest barrier to better health is obtaining the proof of identification needed to enroll in Kenya’s national insurance program.
As the number of Kenyans afflicted with non-communicable conditions such as heart disease and cancer increases, so does the need for palliative care services. With the generous support of donors and partners in Kenya and North America, Dr. Hussein Elias is growing AMPATH’s team to meet that need
Read MoreAs confirmed COVID-19 cases continue to decrease in Kenya, Moi University prepares to welcome back 6th year medical and post-graduate students.
Read MoreTwo UV machines used to sanitize N-95 masks arrived at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in August. Funded by AMPATH supporters, the machines allow for the reuse of a key piece of personal protective equipment (PPE) and help extend the supply during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreThrough the generosity of AMPATH supporters, last week AMPATH project officers distributed over 2,000 hand washing containers and soap to GISHE group leaders and local chiefs so group members can continue to save and provide for their families’ health in a safe environment.
Read MoreThe coronavirus pandemic currently prevents AMPATH’s North American faculty from travelling to Kenya, so new team leaders Dan Guiles, MD, MPHTM, and Brianne Lewis, MD, FRCSC, serve their local communities while eagerly anticipating the day they can commence in person collaboration with their colleagues at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) and Moi University School of Medicine.
Read MoreOver the past several weeks, the growth of COVID-19 cases in Kenya accelerated. Though the Ministry of Health reports that ninety percent of the cases are asymptomatic, the pandemic profoundly impacts not only people that have been infected, but also Kenyans who are unable to work or access healthcare due to mitigation measures.
Read MoreFor the residents of Budalangi in Kenya, rebuilding after a flood is a familiar occurrence. Every year or so, when the country experiences heavy rains, the river Nzoia flowing into Lake Victoria bursts its banks. This year the flooding was not only much worse, but it was further compounded by the COVID-19 situation. In light of the immediate crisis, AMPATH was one of the partners that quickly moved to respond to the situation with two rounds of food donations.
Fears of contracting COVID-19 and stay-at-home orders impact everyone, but children being treated for cancer in Kenya now face an unimaginable double burden. AMPATH Oncology’s Burkitt and Lymphoma Program (BLP), working in partnership with Takeda Pharmaceuticals, helps to ease some of that burden for patients and their families through innovative interventions and solutions.
Read MoreThe first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in Kenya more than 100 days ago and 5,533 people have now tested positive for the coronavirus from a total of 158,404 tests completed.
Read MoreCOVID-19 mitigation measures such as closing all schools and implementing a country-wide curfew created a dual set of challenges for the Tumaini Innovation Center in Eldoret. During the past three months, the staff and volunteers at Tumaini have reached and flexed to meet both challenges.
Read MoreWhen Adrian Gardner took the helm of the AMPATH Consortium earlier this year, he had no idea that he and his family were about to have a chance to show off just how adaptable they could be.
Read MoreKenyan faculty and the North American team leaders have collaborated to find innovative ways to use technology to continue teaching and Kenyan trainees have embraced the learning opportunities.
Read MoreIn a quest to know more about what people in East Africa know about COVID-19, what they are doing to prevent its spread, and how it is affecting their daily lives, the East Africa International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) consortium has created a survey.
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