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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 ...
Since August 2015, Ndirangu serves as the Kenya country director of Amref Health Africa, a global organization founded in 1957 with its headquarters located in Nairobi, Kenya. The organization is the owner of Amref International University. [3] [4] Prior to his promotion, Ndirangu was Kenya deputy country director at the same organization since ...
In 2009, he became Chairman of the Board of Directors of AMREF Flying Doctors, and was later elected to its International Board based in Kenya. AMREF is the most important African humanitarian NGO focused on health and medical research. [10] In 2012 he was elected to the board of Hôpital Foch.
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 ]
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.
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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.