AMREF  [to 8 February 2014]

Philips and AMREF announce strategic partnership to improve healthcare in Africa
Published: 06 February 2014
Nairobi, Kenya – Royal Philips (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) and the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) announced that they will work closely together in an innovative shared-value partnership model designed to bring about a structural improvement in the healthcare infrastructure and healthcare provision on the African continent. This long-term strategic partnership aims to support AMREF in achieving its social goals and will help Philips in its ambition to improve the lives of people in Africa, while at the same time realizing growth across the fast-evolving African healthcare market.
This partnership comes at a time when most countries in Africa continue to contend with existing and emerging healthcare challenges: a high incidence of infant and maternal mortality (from largely preventable causes), a sharp increase in the number of people suffering from non-communicable diseases (cancer, diabetes and heart disease); inadequately equipped medical facilities; and inadequately trained clinical staff… Read more

AFRICA HEALTH FORUM 2014
Published: 05 February 2014 Denis
AMREF will be participating as a member of the Scientific Committee at the AFRICA HEALTH FORUM to be held in May 2014 in Geneva. The AFRICA HEALTH FORUM is organised by Groupe Jeune Afrique,… Read more

World Cancer Day 2014
Published: 03 February 2014 Gaye Agesa
The world observes World Cancer Day every 4th of February and this year as we commemorate this day, we realise now more than ever of the need for global commitment to encourage implementation of… Read more

AMREF UK ‏@AMREF_UK Feb 7
@AMREF_Worldwide surgical team in #Juba, South Sudan to help with influx of casualties http://www.amrefuk.org/homepage-items/item/358-amref-surgical-team-in-juba …

AMREF ‏@AMREF_Worldwide Feb 7
Growing research for development in Africa #APHRC #AMREF pic.twitter.com/7t25yqXftK