Contact Person
Febronne Achieng
Motion Tracker Coordinator
+254 20 699 4000
Wilson Airport
Nairobi, Kenya
Amref Health Africa was officially founded in 1957 to deliver mobile health services and to provide mission hospitals with surgical support. A medical radio network was developed to coordinate the service and provide communication. In the early 1960s, ground-based mobile medical services were added, along with ‘flight clinics’ for the under-served and remote areas in the Kajiado and Narok districts.
Organisation's Contributions
| Process Indicator | Contribution | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CHV supporting use of modern contraceptives in villages | Trained CHWs in Samburu and Turkana counties to provide DMPA Injectable in the community with support from CHEWS | Trained CHWs in Samburu and Turkana counties to provide DMPA Injectable in the community with support from CHEWS. Also, there is ongoing support for CHVs and cultural leaders dialogue as well as review meetings for community distributors of Family Planning commodities. In Kajiado county, CHVs are supported to create awareness on FP use during community action days by Dandelion Africa. Amref Through HSAP project advocates for budget allocation and policy development for family planning in Kajiado, Narok, Siaya and Homabay county. |
| FP champions trained and deployed in counties | Mapping out youths, religious leaders and HCVs as champions was initiated | Mapping out youths, religious leaders and HCVs as champions was initiated in Tana River, Samburu, Garissa, Homabay, Kwale, Mombasa, Turkana, Wajir and Marsabit counties. |
| Age-disaggregated data on maternal and perinatal deaths reported annually | Building the capacity of health care workers on how to report | Building the capacity of health care workers on how to report Technical support in reviewing reporting tools |
| Effective referral systems for pregnant and lactating adolescents strengthened | Health Care Workers have been trained on referral mechanisms | Health Care Workers have been trained on referral mechanisms. There is support to print/procure and distribute referral forms, protocols and referral files. Samburu county has been supported to develop county referral plan/strategy and Turkana county to mobilize funds and implement the referral policy |
| Parental/community support structures/systems for pregnant adolescents established | Building capacity of Adolescents & Youth facilitators | Building capacity of Adolescents & Youth facilitators to be trainers at the community on family Planning under the Afya Timiza project in Samburu and Turkana County |