AMPATH’s surgical team won a $200,000 Discovery Award last month from the Global Surgical Training Challenge to develop and test their proposed “AMPATH Surgical APp (ASAP).”
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In 2008, Kenya had just one recognized gynecologic oncologist. Dr. Benjamin Elly is on a mission to change this scarcity in specialized care for women with reproductive tract cancers. He was one of the first graduates of the AMPATH-developed fellowship training program in gynecologic oncology, the first program of its kind in East Africa.
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Each January, Kenya and the world mark Cervical Cancer Awareness month to raise awareness about cervical cancer screening, expanding treatment options and access to HPV vaccinations.
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Wendy Prudhomme-O'Meara, PhD, and Patrick O’Meara moved to Eldoret in January of 2009 so Wendy could conduct research, but as is often the case, the association with AMPATH became a family venture and Patrick has served the partnership in a variety of engineering and innovation roles.
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AMPATH’s community-based health education program for expectant mothers significantly improved newborn and child health (MNCH) outcomes according to a new research study from AMPATH investigators published in BMJ Global Health.
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Former IU Medicine residents reflect on their lifechanging experience in Eldoret, Kenya with AMPATH
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New technology allows people in rural western Kenya to access dermatology screening, triage and linkage to care without the difficulty and expense of travelling to a referral hospital to be examined by a dermatologist in-person.
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Congratulations to the Moi University health sciences students who completed their studies and graduated on December 10.
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Since the advent of the AMPATH partnership, medical education leaders in both Kenya and North America focused on a two-way exchange of trainees to nurture the next generation of global health leaders.
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I am a doctor and medicine team leader with AMPATH. In October, I was able to return to my Kenyan home as travel restrictions lifted. Back in the spring, I was recalled to the states because of COVID. As a donor and friend of AMPATH, you are vital to the care given to people in Kenya. I wanted to share with you what I’ve seen and heard.
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Accurate, understandable and targeted information is crucial to prevent the spread of the virus and keep people safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the pandemic has affected everyone, some groups and individuals have higher risks and different precautions to keep in mind and practice.
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December 1 is World AIDS Day. Each year this day is designated to remember those who have been lost to AIDS and to recommit to defeating the virus and to supporting those who are living with HIV.
In the midst of a global pandemic, people living with HIV in Kenya face challenges compounded in many ways by the coronavirus.
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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.
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COVID-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.
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Michael Scanlon, MPH, joined AMPATH in September as the assistant director of research, but his involvement with AMPATH goes back for almost a decade.
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Physicians 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.
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Although 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
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Despite 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.
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For 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
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