On Monday, February 21, Partners In Health announced that its founder, Dr. Paul Farmer, unexpectedly passed away in Rwanda from an acute cardiac event while he was sleeping.
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So long 2021—what a year! This has been such a challenging year for so many around the world and no one has gone unscathed by the pandemic in one way or another.
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As the world observed cervical cancer awareness month in January, USAID AMPATH Uzima, through its Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) project, has intensified efforts to promote the HPV vaccine for girls ages 10-14 in Trans Nzoia County.
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USAID 4TheChild and Kenya Post Office Savings Bank (Postbank) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to come together to protect, invest in, and improve the health and education of 132,771 orphans and vulnerable children and enhance the resilience of at least 14,337 adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) against HIV/AIDS.
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Mama Lucia’s hatred for kerosene lamps was never in doubt. The 49-year-old physically impaired mother of four squealed with delight upon receiving new solar lamps from USAID 4TheChild which implemented by Moi University College of Health Sciences as the prime recipient through the AMPATH partnership.
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Ishani Shah, MD, is a third-year internal medicine-pediatrics (med-peds) resident at Indiana University School of Medicine. She was among the first trainees to complete a rotation at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital since the COVID pandemic began.
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Bilal Jawed is a IU School of Medicine medical student and 2019 Slemenda Scholar. He returned to Eldoret earlier this year as a trainee under the supervision of AMPATH clinical faculty and shares one of his experiences. Warning: child loss
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Busia County Ministry of Health received assorted equipment worth Sh 6.2 million from the recently closed-out USAID-supported AMPATHPlus program.
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With support from a series of new research grants, a dedicated team of AMPATH physicians and researchers aims to improve the future for children and adolescents with autism, developmental delays, and other neurological challenges in Kenya and other resource-limited areas
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AMPATH partners joined the rest of the world in commemorating World AIDS Day 2021 on December 1 to raise awareness against the disease, especially during the COVID era. Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) and USAID AMPATH Uzima counties, in partnership with the Ministry of Health, held education and awareness events.
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Pamela Jepleting Maritim, a health care worker from a USAID AMPATH Uzima-supported facility, won an award at the 2021 Beyond Zero Health Awards during the Beyond Zero summit held on 3rd December 2021.
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The AMPATH Consortium welcomes Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine to the network of academic health centers working in partnership to improve health and well-being around the world.
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The Cabinet Secretary Health, Senator Mutahi Kagwe, EGH, inaugurated the new Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) Board.
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AMPATH received a series of great news over the past several months as partners Moi University College of Health Sciences (MUCHS) and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) were awarded competitively three new grants from the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
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The world recognizes World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) November 18-24 with the theme “Spread Awareness, Stop Resistance.” Antimicrobials include antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals and antiparasitics.
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In October, AMPATH joined Busia County in celebrations to mark the launch of two important Busia County health laws: The Busia County Community Health Services Act 2021 and Busia County Health Services Fund (Amendment) Act, 2021.
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USAID‘s AMPATHPlus program had the honor to host the USAID Mission Director Mark Meassick, Deputy Mission Director Bert Ubamadu, and Principal Liaison specialist Patricia Ochieng for a site visit of the program in Uasin Gishu and Bungoma Counties.
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USAID 4TheChild is designed to support the county governments of Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Siaya and Kisumu in attaining the national goal of addressing HIV/AIDS, safeguarding the rights and welfare of children and adolescents impacted by HIV/AIDS, and ensuring equitable access to quality primary healthcare services by the most vulnerable.
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The USAID-supported AMPATHPlus program helped scale up Kenya’s COVID vaccinations efforts through a series of trainings and outreach as well as providing support for COVID home-based care and isolation centers.
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Naftali Busakhala, MBChB, MMed (internal medicine) is a specialist physician and senior lecturer at Moi University, Department of Pharmacology.
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