Amref Health Africa: How Midwife Training Empowered Achan and Built Trust in Her Community
Achan Buong, a 26-year-old final-year midwifery student at Maridi Health Sciences Institute (MHSI) in South Sudan, always knew she wanted to be a midwife. Growing up between South Sudan and Uganda, she saw firsthand the challenges women face in accessing quality maternal care—long distances to healthcare facilities, a shortage of medical supplies, and too few […]
Five charities pioneering new tech to save the world
They say necessity is the mother of invention. And with the large-scale issues our charity partners are facing, inventive solutions are needed now more than ever to tackle challenges like hunger, health care access and economic mobility. Luckily, innovative tech solutions aren’t only for corporations in Silicon Valley. Nonprofits around the world are pioneering innovations […]
AMREF HEALTH AFRICA: A midwife student’s dream is coming true!
The Maridi Health Science Institute (MHSI), founded in 1998, was built to help address the extreme gaps in healthcare throughout South Sudan by providing medical training to health workers in remote and underserved communities. This school year, 125 students, 47 fully sponsored by Amref, enrolled in midwifery and clinical medicine courses. Hellen, a 25-year-old midwife […]
The many faces of global health
Health and wellness looks different in every country and on every continent. What some may regard as a right in one country, is inaccessible or scarce in another. Global health represents the environments that affect physical, social and mental well-being for all humans.
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AMREF HEALTH AFRICA: Knowing Better, Doing Better: Meet Nashipai
Nashipai (61) is taking a stand in her community by calling for an end to FGM. Nashipai was a circumciser (Ngariba) in her community for over 16 years before Amref Tanzania educated her on the adverse effects of FGM for women and girls. After learning about the damaging health risks, she decided to stop the […]
AMREF HEALTH AFRICA: Assisting pregnant women safely give birth during COVID-19
Jacinta is a young mother who recently gave birth during the COVID-19 pandemic in Emali, Kenya. She is a regular patient of Ann’s – the Community Health Worker (CHWs) we’ve introduced you to in past Field Updates. According to Jacinta, Ann was a huge help to her during her recent pregnancy. CHWs provide important health […]
