The USAID AMPATH Uzima program joined in commemoration of World Prematurity Day in Kitale, Trans Nzoia County. This year the aim was to promote Kangaroo Mother Care with the theme: “A parent's embrace: a powerful therapy. Enable skin-to-skin contact from the moment of birth.”
Read MoreThe AMPATH Consortium welcomes the University of Virginia Center for Global Health Equity as the newest academic health center to join the partnership to improve health and well-being around the world.
Read MoreUSAID 4TheChild trained youth leaders to harness social media to disseminate COVID-19-related messages and mobilize youth to get vaccinated and also marked the International Day of the Girl Child in early October.
Read MoreLeaders from AMPATH Kenya reunited with friends and colleagues and welcomed new partners from Ghana, Mexico and Nepal during the AMPATH Global Gathering in Indianapolis in early October.
Read MoreProfessor Edwin Were has been involved with AMPATH since its inception. His contribution to the collaborative network that eventually developed AMPATH began in 1991 when he joined Moi University (MU) Faculty of Medicine.
Seven 5th-year Moi University School of Medicine students finally fulfilled the opportunity to complete their rotations hosted by AMPATH Consortium universities in the U.S. this summer.
Read MoreThe connections Debby Rempis has to Indiana University School of Medicine’s work in Kenya through AMPATH are long and deep. Her parents’ support of and belief in IU’s work in Kenya carried over to Debby, who has made annual financial gifts to AMPATH for years.
Read MoreIt is with great sadness that we share the news that over the weekend, we lost an extraordinary member of the AMPATH family. Dr. Paula Braitstein joined AMPATH when she moved to Eldoret in 2007 and she quickly became a invaluable member of the team.
Read MoreNew 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.
Read MoreSince its inception a decade ago, the AMPATH Multiple Myeloma (MM) Program has significantly improved diagnosis and access to care for patients in western Kenya.
Read MoreSIGN 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
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 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.
Read MoreTwo AMPATH community groups in the town of Webuye in Bungoma County were highlighted during a recent visit by members of the AMPATH Consortium.
Read MoreMoi 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.
Read MoreIU 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.
Read MoreAs 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.
Read MoreUSAID 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.
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.
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