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East African Flying Doctor Service Cessna 402B at its Nairobi (Wilson) Airport base in 1973. Originally known as The Flying Doctors of East Africa, Amref was founded in 1957 by Sir Archibald McIndoe, Sir Michael Wood and Dr. Thomas D. Rees. [2] [3] While its original focus was to provide health services to patients in remote areas, they began providing education to other Africa-based health ...
Leonore Semler was the wife of a prominent European Community politician Dr. Johannes Semler in 1963, when she met Sir Michael Wood, founder of Amref Health Africa, who had traveled from Africa to Europe to raise funds for the organization dedicated to improving access to health care for Africans.
Anne Spoerry (13 May 1918 – 2 February 1999) was a French-born physician, based for most of her career in Kenya as a "flying doctor" affiliated with Amref Health Africa. Early life and education [ edit ]
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[6] [7] "Leng'ete's work as a project officer with Amref Health Africa has saved an estimated 15,000 girls from FGM, as well as from childhood marriage." [8] Leng’ete continues work with Amref Health Africa to educate young people about sexual and reproductive health and rights. "Even though Kenya outlawed the cut in 2011 and the Maasai ...
Githinji Gitahi is a Kenyan medical doctor who serves as the Global Chief Executive Officer of Amref Health Africa as well a former co-chair of the UHC2030 Steering Committee. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In July 2021, he was appointed as a Commissioner in the Africa COVID-19 Commission.
As a co-founder of the UZIMA Foundation and in her work with African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF), Were sought to put her academic training to good use. She focused on the process of bringing basic medical services and health rights to women and children in the villages of East Africa. [5]
The French Wikipedia (French: Wikipédia en français) is the French-language edition of Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia. This edition was started on 23 March 2001, two months after the official creation of Wikipedia. [ 1 ]