The MTRH Rafiki Center for excellence in adolescent and youth health bid farewell to the 2020/2021 cohort of young adults who were ready to transition to the adult module at the AMPATH Centre.
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The Metkei Dispensary officially launched this month in Elgeyo Marakwet County as part of a community health project.
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The first recovery home and skills centre in Kenya for men and women with severe mental health disorders welcomed its first clients this month on the grounds of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Eldoret. The MTRH Nawiri Skills and Recovery Centre, which has a capacity for 16 clients, was built with funding from the Astellas Global Health Foundation in partnership with MTRH and Indiana University through AMPATH. Join us for a tour:
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Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Health, Sen. Mutahi Kagwe, EGH, commissioned several strategic projects at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in late August including the Chandaria Cancer and Chronic Diseases Centre (CCCDC), MTRH radiotherapy equipment and the MTRH Nawiri Recovery and Skills Centre which were supported by AMPATH donors.
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The USAID-funded AMPATHPlus program recently hosted a large delegation to facilitate better understanding of the AMPATH Medical Record System (AMRS) used by USAID’s AMPATHPlus in providing care for its clients.
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The AMPATH Consortium of academic health centers welcomes Linköping University as its newest and first European member. The Swedish university becomes the 13th member of the consortium.
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Applications for the Fogarty Fellows and Scholars program for 2022-23 are now available. The Global Health Fellowship Program is a 12-month clinical research training program for post-doctorate trainees and doctoral students in the health professions in the US and post-doctorate trainees from low- and middle-income countries.
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The AMPATH surgery team participated in a prototype showcase for the Global Surgical Training Challenge to demonstrate their progress in development of the AMPATH Surgical App (ASAP) to train clinicians who are expected to perform open appendectomies.
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In recognition of Sickle Cell Awareness Month in September, Dr. Festus Njuguna talks about his career and the AMPATH Sickle Cell program.
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Direct cash transfers funded by AMPATH donors are providing a financial lift to members of AMPATH’s community groups hit hardest by COVID-19.
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Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the USAID-supported AMPATHPlus program continues to provide care and treatment for people living with HIV in western Kenya.
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When medical resident Shannon Kelley Oates, MD, FACE, learned about a new initiative Indiana University (IU) was starting in Kenya in 1990, she knew she had to go.
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Moi University has received a new grant from USAID. USAID 4TheChild program aims to reach over 152,000 orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in households affected by HIV and AIDS in Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Kisumu and Siaya counties..
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Recent travel to Kenya by some of AMPATH’s North American leaders brought welcome feelings of normalcy to IU House and the partnership this month.
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Many AMPATH supporters fondly recall days spent with the children at the Sally Test Child Life Program, the first child life program in Kenya, started by Sarah Ellen Mamlin. She spoke with the program’s director, Ernest Kirui, and shared these updates.
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Kenyan and American physicians are excelling as stronger, more compassionate and effective care providers with the help of a transformational AMPATH training experience.
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Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital has attained yet another milestone--the roll-out of brachytherapy treatment for cancer patients.
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In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Dr. Edith Kwobah, head of the department of mental health at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), shared her inspiration and passion for expanding mental health services throughout western Kenya.
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As AMPATH’s newest reproductive health team leader, Anca Matei, MD, FRCSC, provides obstetric and gynecologic clinical care and works with Kenyan colleagues to reduce the inequities in care that women face.
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Peggy is a loyal AMPATH donor and serves on the AMPATH development board. Peggy learned about AMPATH during the inception years when Indiana University began to form the medical school partnership with Moi University in Kenya during the time her husband was chairman of the Department of Medicine.
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