New team leaders from the AMPATH Consortium arrive in Eldoret later this summer to begin work beside their Kenyan colleagues, educate medical trainees and improve healthcare through research and innovation.
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Since its inception a decade ago, the AMPATH Multiple Myeloma (MM) Program has significantly improved diagnosis and access to care for patients in western Kenya.
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SIGN Fracture Care has selected MTRH as the first location for the new SIGN Spine program to address spine trauma in low- and middle-income countries.
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The MTRH Rafiki Center for Excellence in Adolescent Health caters to the unique needs of teens with HIV by providing treatment, nutritional support, peer support groups, educational sessions and more.
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After 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.
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In communities throughout western Kenya, AMPATH initiatives are supporting care, training and research to improve health by working in partnership to build public sector health systems and promote well-being.
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Two AMPATH community groups in the town of Webuye in Bungoma County were highlighted during a recent visit by members of the AMPATH Consortium.
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Moi University College of Health Sciences (hereinafter referred to as “MUCHS”), under the USAID 4TheChild Cooperative Agreement No: 72061521CA00008, is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) No 2 to support increased access to quality health and social services for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and their families in Siaya County in Kenya.
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IU House in Eldoret was busy this spring and early summer with many visiting students, residents, staff members and guests from the AMPATH Consortium of academic health centers from around the world.
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As Jepchirchir (Chiri) Kiplagat comes to the official end of her Fogarty Fellowship, she looks back on a year of tremendous professional growth highlighted by being first author on a publication in The Lancet HIV about improving care for people aging with HIV.
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USAID 4TheChild, with support from the American Rescue Plan Act for 2021 (ARPA) funds through USAID, has partnered with Kisumu County leadership, community leaders, and local organizations to create demand for uptake of COVID-19 vaccination in Kisumu Central, Kisumu East, Muhoroni, and Nyando sub-counties in Kisumu County.
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In 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.
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Dr. 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.
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Celebrations accompanied the opening of new Project ECHO digital learning facilities at Moi University, Port Victoria Sub-County Hospital and Iten County Referral Hospital that will improve knowledge sharing and capacity of health care workers across western Kenya.
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People in western Kenya in need of heart valve replacements and other cardiac procedures will soon have increased access to the lifesaving surgery they need.
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USAID 4TheChild’s DREAMS initiative is helping adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), ages 9 to 24, lead Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe lives.
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The IU Day party at IU House in Eldoret was a great celebration with Indiana University School of Medicine and AMPATH Kenya faculty, trainees and friends.
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USAID 4TheChild took a leading role in mobilizing community members and well-wishers to put up a new structure for a family that lost their home in heavy flooding last year.
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Eli 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.
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