Salim Bakari and Brian Kwendo are rising young AMPATH researchers who are transforming HIV care using mobile technology. As AMPATH peer mentors and young pediatric researchers, they were inspired to develop a mobile app called HIVFactSheet for youth in sub-Saharan Africa after witnessing the need.
Read MoreSeveral AMPATH researchers presented at Kenya’s national conference on HIV and sexually transmitted infections
Read MoreThe top global academic journal on HIV published a special issue on NCDs and HIV care spotlighting AMPATH’s global contributions to care and research.
Read MoreAs one of the first graduates of AMPATH’s Nursing Oncology training program, Anne Jebet is passionate about exceptional patient care
Read MoreAfter a few weeks into my Slemenda summer, I eventually joined up with Dr. Laura Ruhl who founded a program called Chama cha MamaToto. These are peer support groups for pregnant and breastfeeding women with the goal of decreasing barriers to health and maternal stress.
Read MoreIn 2013, a partnership began between Dow Agrosciences/Corteva and AMPATH. Since then, employees have been passionately engaged in providing aid in the area of food insecurity in Kenya. Erica Duffy from Corteva Agriscience is blogging from Eldoret for 6 months
Read MoreAarti Thakkar from Duke University and Helen Wu Li from Indiana University will be conducting global health research with AMPATH as Doris Duke International Clinical Research Fellows
Read MoreAfter numerous hours on planes and at least 10 different security checks involving me pulling out my otoscope and demonstrating its function to the security officers, I have arrived back in the United States.
Read MoreAMPATH recently welcomed two new members to the AMPATH consortium made up of North American universities and medical centers.
Read MoreQ&A with Dr. Jeremiah Laktabai, co-leader of AMPATH’s population health department and chair of family medicine at Moi University
Read MoreSixteen MTRH doctors participated in the first Advanced Trauma Life Support course offered in Eldoret Kenya for training on time-critical interventions in emergency situations.
Read MoreWith our first two weeks in Eldoret being devoted to learning more about AMPATH, the last four weeks thus far have been focused more on individual projects. During this time, I have had the opportunity to become more acquainted with AMPATH Surgery and work with surgery team lead Dr. Connie Keung on several different surgery-related projects.
Read MoreWow, it has already been a month in Kenya and there has been a lot going on for us Slemenda Scholars and AMPATH.
Read MoreAs I sit down to write my the first installment of my “blog” detailing my two months here in Kenya, I realize I am having a very hard time conceptualizing the passage of time.
Read MoreSitting on the plane flying from Istanbul to Nairobi, I made sure to document some of the thoughts I had about what this experience—of being a Slemenda Scholar, of living in Sub-Saharan Africa for a summer, of understanding AMPATH would be like.
Read MoreA conversation with Sonak Pastakia, Jefferson Science Fellow at USAID, on the role of the private sector in scaling up access to health care in Kenya.
Read MoreWhen pregnant mothers encounter unexpected problems or high-risk conditions, babies and moms need specialized care to ensure their health and survival. In western Kenya, many pregnant mothers lack access to this kind of care because few physicans have advanced training in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Read MoreHello from Eldoret. As usual, the past three weeks have flown. It has been a wonderful visit. As to the title "Dow Jones Exceeds Expectations", let me explain. Two outstanding physicians made their first visit to Eldoret, Drs. Dow and Jones.
Read MoreIn a country with a widely dispersed population, teleconferencing technology is improving access to education and support for health workers in Kenya.
Read MoreThe group started in late 2014 and aimed to improve the living standards of farmers in the community and eradicate illiteracy though empowerment.
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