Your support makes AMPATH’s care, training and research missions possible. During these difficult times, you support is more important than ever. Asante Sana!
Funding Uncertainty Continues
Within days of arriving in Eldoret, Kenya, in January to begin my new role, our funding for the care of 127,000+ people living with HIV collapsed.
AMPATH's HIV programs have been funded through USAID since the establishment of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Additionally, robust research efforts to understand disease processes, prevent disease, improve healthcare delivery, and optimize treatment of specific diseases (such as tuberculosis, HIV and malaria) are funded through the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
During the funding pause earlier this year, AMPATH staff showed up to work even when they didn’t know if they would be paid. Thanks to you, our AMPATH friends and donors, who enabled us to pay February salaries and expenses through your continuing support of the AMPATH Emergency Response Fund. My gratitude to you for continuing care for our patients is beyond measure.
Our direct HIV care and treatment programs continue with some reductions, but we fear future cuts to PEPFAR. Unfortunately, on May 1, NIH announced a pause on all new or renewing foreign sub-awards (contracts with foreign institutions where U.S. institutions are the primary awardee) and foreshadowed changes in the granting process, leading to uncertainty about the future of global health research funded by the NIH. These changes will impede scientific discovery, adversely impact care, and substantially slow the development of human resources for health in Kenya.
The uncertainty is difficult, but we continue to lead with care and to dream. AMPATH has always responded to past challenges with grit. I truly believe we will not only recover but come out with greater resilience and adaptability.
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Author and global health philanthropist John Green discussed AMPATH and his new book at the Indiana University Global Health Scholars Day this spring.
Author John Green Discusses AMPATH and Global Health
“A lot of what’s happened in global health in the last two decades has validated the work that AMPATH has been doing from the beginning. Work that’s deeply, deeply embedded
in a public health care system where government is a partner instead of an enemy, where ultimately the resources that are brought to bear are resources that are controlled and owned by the communities where they’re working through their governments. All of that stuff has been really deeply validated by what we’ve learned at an academic level in the last decade or two. So you don’t just get to do cool global health work. You get to do cool global health work that’s deeply aligned with what we know is most effective.””
Leaving a Legacy with AMPATH through Tax-Smart Giving
Dr. Bill Tierney, AMPATH’s first co-director of research, discussed his legacy of impact in global health through both his family’s strategic charitable giving and his research leadership in a recent webinar. Tim Ueber, IU School of Medicine’s senior director of planned giving, shared a few tax-smart gifting strategies like IRAs and charitable gift annuities that support AMPATH's mission to help more people get better access to quality healthcare. The recording is available for anyone interested in building a lasting legacy for their own family.
Indiana University has named Dr. Tierney a Distinguished Professor, the most prestigious academic appointment the university offers. Congratulations Dr. Tierney!
By including AMPATH Kenya in your estate plan, you will save lives, build community health systems, train current and future healthcare workers, and foster innovation through research.
For more information contact: Teresa Rhodes, Director of Development and Communications at 317-278-0840 or terhodes@iu.edu.
Join us for Tusker Tales in Indianapolis
Hear Seven 7-minute Stories about AMPATH’s Impact
Tusker Tales is an evening of storytelling in Indianapolis, Indiana, to celebrate experiences in Kenya and the very personal impact AMPATH programs and people have. Listen to live short stories while enjoying food and fellowship.
The Cabaret—Indianapolis
924 N Pennsylvania St-Suite B
Indianapolis, IN 46204
September 4, 2025
5:30 PM - Doors open for auction and refreshments
6:30 PM - Tusker Tales begin
See the Impact of Your Support during a Trip to Kenya
We invite you to join us on an exclusive small group tour into the heart of Kenya in a unique pairing – AMPATH and safari!
You will experience the powerful impact of the AMPATH partnership on the health of Kenyans and the wonder of Kenyan wildlife.
Space is limited to only 10 people. We are now accepting reservations for a trip in June 2026 (dates TBD).
Thank you for walking with us during these challenging times.
By joining us, you will walk together with a newborn baby who needs medicine to prevent HIV transmission. You will join healthcare providers as they develop new strategies for care delivery. You will accompany patients as they bravely face stigma to access the life-saving care they need.
AMPATH’s HIV care programs provide medication to more than 127,000 people in western Kenya.
Together, we will go far.
We are working to secure a future where everyone gets the care they deserve when they need it. You are part of the solution. Please make a gift to support this vital work.
You can save lives and build health systems through your gift to our AMPATH Consortium lead institution: Indiana University.
Your gift goes directly to AMPATH and is tax-deductible through IU Foundation (Tax ID: 35-6018940).