In the heart of Kisumu County, a remarkable initiative named “Act Nicely” has blossomed, driven by a group of adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) benefiting from the USAID 4TheChild Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe (DREAMS) interventions.
Read MoreEvelyn (Eve)) Too is a clinician and administrator of the AMPATH HIV Clinic at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH). She recently spent two weeks at Indiana University focused on learning more about the care of people living with HIV as they age and shared thoughts
Read MoreAMPATH's Afya ya Akili Mashinani (community mental health) program joined the Department of Mental Health at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) to commemorate World Mental Health Day with a community walk and awareness event and staff wellness program.
Read MoreEver since she was a little girl, Dr. Brenda Chepkoech seemed destined to come to Indiana for medical training. This summer she completed rotations in nephrology, pulmonology and in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and now hopes to be part of the team that is slated to set up a PICU in Eldoret in the near future.
Read MoreAlexandra (A.J.) Mata, MD, just arrived in Eldoret to serve as the reproductive health team leader. Her role as AMPATH’s team leader is the final component of a two-year Global Women's Health and Equity Fellowship with the University of Toronto.
Read MoreZach Gitlin, MD, joined AMPATH as the new team leader for pediatrics in Kenya. In this role, he will work alongside his Kenyan colleagues providing clinical care, teaching Kenyan learners and visiting learners from the AMPATH Consortium and advancing the research mission.
Read MoreUSAID 4TheChild concluded its COVID-19 Response support to the county governments of Kakamega, Kisumu and Siaya in June. The program held review and dissemination forums with COVID-19 stakeholders to showcase the project's achievement.
Read MoreKenya’s first Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) fellowship developed through the AMPATH partnership is changing the outcomes and expectations for pregnant women and babies facing serious medical challenges in western Kenya.
Read MoreUSAID AMPATH Uzima took a significant step forward in the objective to empower Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVCs) by signing Memorandums of Understanding with key economic stakeholders to support business growth for OVC families.
Read MoreThe AMPATH team from Kenya and the U.S. presented during several sessions of the Project ECHO MetaECHO 2023 global conference last month about using the ECHO platform for telementoring and education to improve care in western Kenya.
Read MoreIn 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.
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