IU School of Medicine student Mary Ann Etling worked with pediatricians Dr. Eren Oyungu from Moi University School of Medicine in Kenya and Dr. Megan McHenry from IU School of Medicine as well as Moi medical student, Michael Musili, to develop an interactive map of organizations and resources for children with disabilities in Kenya.
Read MoreAvailable care for cancer patients at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital expanded with the installation of radiotherapy equipment at the Chandaria Cancer and Chronic Diseases Centre.
Read MoreDr. Wilson K. Aruasa, CEO of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), led officials from AMPATH and Moi University College of Health Sciences in signing the Human Resources for Health (HRH) MOU with the County Government of Kakamega late last month.
Read MoreKenya continues to experience a third wave of COVID-19 infections, though the number of cases and percent of positive tests have begun to decrease over the last several weeks.
Read MoreHowell first travelled to visit AMPATH and Kenya as part of the Lilly Connecting Hearts Abroad program in 2016. “I had this mindset that I’m going to start with the people and I'm going to stay invested with the people.”
Read MoreAMPATH investigators Dr. Florence Jaguga and Jepchirchir (Chiri) Kiplagat, PhD, received prestigious Fogarty Global Health Fellowships through the Northern/Pacific Global Health (NPGH) Research Training Consortium.
Read MoreIn Kenya, confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose sharply throughout March and the current number of confirmed cases and test positivity rate are among the highest they have been since the start of the pandemic.
Read MoreBetween college and graduate school, Peace Corps volunteer Ken Kobe taught at a small secondary school in Port Victoria. Ken made a follow up visit to Kenya after he left the Peace Corps, but his love for Kenya was destined to remain long-distanced. Finally, 35 years later, he returned.
Read MoreAMPATH’s Multiple Myeloma Program provides comprehensive myeloma care services. The one-of-a-kind program delivers awareness talks and training of health care providers to improve early-stage disease diagnosis.
Read MoreThis month, AMPATH helped launch a Busia County Universal Health Coverage (UHC) pilot, a partnership between Busia County Government, National Health Insurance Fund, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital and AMPATH.
Read MoreThe year since COVID-19 was first confirmed in Kenya has been tough. But, among the many ways we’ve been challenged, there are many examples of our ability to get back up and to adapt. In the face of bad news, we’d like to share some good news from the past year.
Read MoreAMPATH’s surgical team won a $200,000 Discovery Award last month from the Global Surgical Training Challenge to develop and test their proposed “AMPATH Surgical APp (ASAP).”
Read MoreIn 2008, Kenya had just one recognized gynecologic oncologist. Dr. Benjamin Elly is on a mission to change this scarcity in specialized care for women with reproductive tract cancers. He was one of the first graduates of the AMPATH-developed fellowship training program in gynecologic oncology, the first program of its kind in East Africa.
Read MoreEach January, Kenya and the world mark Cervical Cancer Awareness month to raise awareness about cervical cancer screening, expanding treatment options and access to HPV vaccinations.
Read MoreWendy Prudhomme-O'Meara, PhD, and Patrick O’Meara moved to Eldoret in January of 2009 so Wendy could conduct research, but as is often the case, the association with AMPATH became a family venture and Patrick has served the partnership in a variety of engineering and innovation roles.
Read MoreAMPATH’s community-based health education program for expectant mothers significantly improved newborn and child health (MNCH) outcomes according to a new research study from AMPATH investigators published in BMJ Global Health.
Read MoreFormer IU Medicine residents reflect on their lifechanging experience in Eldoret, Kenya with AMPATH
Read MoreNew technology allows people in rural western Kenya to access dermatology screening, triage and linkage to care without the difficulty and expense of travelling to a referral hospital to be examined by a dermatologist in-person.
Read MoreCongratulations to the Moi University health sciences students who completed their studies and graduated on December 10.
Read MoreSince the advent of the AMPATH partnership, medical education leaders in both Kenya and North America focused on a two-way exchange of trainees to nurture the next generation of global health leaders.
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