In a powerful testament to relentless efforts in combatting HIV transmission from mother to child, the annual HIV-exposed Infants (HEI) Graduation Ceremony was hosted at both Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital and Kitale County Referral Hospital in September.
Read MoreThis summer AMPATH partners welcomed medical students and registrars from Moi University for 6-8 week clinical rotations.
Read MoreKenyan trainees reflected on their most impactful experiences both in and out of the hospital and how the rotations will shape their future careers.
Read MoreIndiana University Media School professor Jim Kelly spent the spring of 2019 in Eldoret interviewing and photographing and telling the stories of people who are integral to AMPATH's work. This included leaders, community workers and other unheralded individuals who are at the heart of AMPATH.
Read MoreAMPATH leaders were honored to welcome U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman to MTRH and to share the great work that the AMPATH Kenya partnership is accomplishing with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
Read MoreThe Directorate of Nursing at MTRH has been involved in various projects related to nursing care, education and research under the nursing working group within the AMPATH partnership.
Read MoreDinah Chelagat, PhD, dean of the Moi University School of Nursing and Midwifery, reflects on the impact of nurses, the challenges they face and the AMPATH partnership.
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 MoreAMPATH’s Burkitt lymphoma program focuses on clinical care, patient support, training and research. It addresses limited care, poor infrastructure, and challenges in the referral system.
Read MoreIn the heart of Kisumu, Kenya, lives a young woman named Yvonne Ogolla who has always had a passion for helping her community. Yvonne grew up in an informal settlement in Kisumu City where poverty, lack of education and teenage pregnancy are prevalent.
Read MoreUSAID AMPATH Uzima provided vital support to the Uasin Gishu County Health team by aiding in screening over 250 street connected youth for tuberculosis at the Eldoret Children's Rescue Centre in late July.
Read MoreWe are deeply saddened by the passing of our beloved colleague and friend, Peninah Musula. People close to her have shared memories and tributes.
Read MoreTo promote collaboration and unity among HIV national molecular laboratories, AMPATH Care Laboratory successfully hosted a laboratory stakeholder forum in June at AMPATH Training Institute in Eldoret which included stakeholders from labs throughout the Rift Valley, Western and Nyanza regions.
Read MoreEarly this month, USAID Dumisha Afya supported a two-day Quality Improvement (QI)-HIV best practice and learning forum in Busia in collaboration with the Department of Health and Sanitation.
The Astellas Global Health Foundation, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital and other AMPATH partners are working together to improve diagnosis and care for youth and adults with mental health challenges and improve community understanding of these conditions.
Read MoreThe 28th of April 2023 was a big day for the USAID AMPATH Uzima family as its Pediatric Clinic celebrated and ushered 85 adolescents to the MTRH Rafiki Clinic as their new care home.
Read MoreAMPATH's care and research programs, including USAID AMPATH Uzima, USAID Dumisha Afya and USAID 4TheChild attended the Kenya Medical Association Scientific Conference in Mombasa County.
Read MoreKenya is grappling with the triple burden of malnutrition, including undernutrition, overnutrition (overweight and obesity) and micronutrient deficiency.
Read MoreAMPATH partners have embarked on a new five-year D43 training grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) entitled “Training in HIV Implementation Science and Dissemination in Kenya (HIV-ID).”
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