News & Blog Feed — AMPATH Kenya

Advancing the AMPATH Medical Records System with real-time point-of-care feature

For many years, in developing countries such as Kenya, the health informatics infrastructure used paper-based data entry.

newsNewsSeptember 1, 2016medical records, technology, our impact

Clean Kitchen study to reduce household air pollution

Martha coughs as she kneels on the dirt floor to stoke the wood in the open fire pit of her inadequately ventilated one-room cooking hut.

newsNewsSeptember 1, 2016agriculture and economic empowerment, chronic diseases, challenges in Kenya, research

Losses to follow-up of patients with HIV

This study looks at facility-level factors that influence retention of patients in HIV care in East Africa.

newsNewsAugust 10, 2016HIV

First-time visit by NIH Director to Eldoret

Earlier this month, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins visited Eldoret to tour AMPATH clinic sites and meet with clinicians, students and researchers, making this the first visit by a current NIH director.

newsNewsAugust 1, 2016National Institute of Health, partners

Tusker Tales 2016: Storytellers share about AMPATH-Kenya

If you like to listen to National Public Radio's Moth Radio Hour, you will enjoy listening to these seven stories about the AMPATH-Kenya program.

newsDeborah NearyAugust 1, 2016news, tusker tales, events

Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation donates $7M to AMPATH

The Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation awarded $7 million to strengthen program development and establish two endowed chairs at the Indiana University Center for Global Health for its AMPATH initiative in Kenya.

newsNewsJuly 1, 2016partners, research, our impact, cancer, chronic diseases center

Growing up with HIV in Kenya

My name is Odep. I am a heartfelt individual with a keen desire to help others.

blogby OdepJune 29, 2016our impact, child health, challenges in Kenya

Living in Kenya with diabetes

At age 3, I was admitted to the local hospital and after staying for almost a month without anybody having any idea of why I was having problems, someone finally requested a glucose test and I was diagnosed with diabetes.

blogby MaryJune 27, 2016our impact, chronic diseases, challenges in Kenya, success stories

Chili Lemon Potato Chips

The African sun is spectacularly bright, the sky a calming blue, and the temperature a perfect 70. I've just returned from a walk in downtown Eldoret.

blogby Ken CornettaJune 24, 2016cancer, our impact, partners, specialty care

What Lilly means to us

As I was walking through the new Chandaria Cancer and Chronic Diseases Centre at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Eldoret, Kenya, I was reminded of the early days of diabetes mellitus (DM) care in western Kenya.

blogby Sonak PastakiaJune 24, 2016our impact, chronic diseases, partners, supportive services

Eli Lilly and Company makes largest product donation to AMPATH to date

For more than a decade Eli Lilly and Company has partnered with AMPATH to provide medicine for diabetes, cancer, and mental health patients in western Kenya.

newsDeborah NearyJune 1, 2016partners, our impact, diabetes, cancer, mental health

Chics for Chicks: Nutrition, empowerment and sustainable health

Nine-year-old Mary* has been living at the AMPATH Amani Shelter for the past six months. She is an HIV-positive orphan, both of her parents having succumbed to the disease.

newsNewsMay 1, 2016our impact, nutrition, economic empowerment

Clinical Officer makes strides with adolescent HIV support groups

Meshack Murto is 36 years old and has worked for 11 years as an AMPATH clinical officer. Murto has been with AMPATH long enough to witness some of the "good" and some of the "bad."

newsNewsApril 1, 2016HIV, our impact

My training in Kenya, part 2

I lost a 3-month old girl last week. She came in on Thursday with respiratory distress and failure to thrive.

blogby Adam CantorFebruary 24, 2016our impact, training, child health, challenges in Kenya

My training in Kenya

There are 4 ward teams at the pediatric hospital at Moi University: Tumaini ('Hope' in Swahili) 1 and 2 and Upendo ('Love' in Swahili) 1 and 2.

Greetings from Eldoret

My first impression of IU House is that it is summer camp for physicians. This is most certainly an oversimplified view of a much more complex program, but the camaraderie and spirit at the house elicits a certain charm that I find incredibly compelling.

blogby Maria SrourFebruary 6, 2016our impact, training, child health, health insurance, challenges in Kenya

US Ambassador meets Moi and AMPATH leadership

This month US Ambassador to Kenya, Bob Godec, met with Moi University, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital and AMPATH leadership.

newsNewsFebruary 1, 2016events, news, partners

Dean of the IU School of Medicine makes inaugural trip to Kenya

Last week the Indiana University School of Medicine Dean, Jay Hess, MD, and the Chair of the Department of Medicine, Mark Geraci, MD, returned after their inaugural trip to Eldoret, Kenya, to see firsthand the global reach of the IU School of Medicine and the impact that the school has had on the lives of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa.

newsNewsFebruary 1, 2016Indiana University, events, news, partners