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Turkana County, Amref launch final phase of HIV, TB and reproductive care project
Issa Hussein  |  Oct 07, 2025

Beyond HIV care, the project will strengthen antenatal services, safe deliveries, immunisation, emergency response, and the rollout of digital health...

From curse to cure: How Kwale communities are beating elephantiasis stigma
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 02, 2025

Today, Mwanasha is among more than 500 people screened in Kwale this year—part of a quiet revolution changing how the region views and treats lymphati...

Preliminary report: Investigators detail final moments of AMREF plane before crashing in Mwihoko
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 06, 2025

Eyewitnesses said the aircraft was seen emitting smoke from one side and that they heard engine noises moments before it came crashing down in a high-...

AMREF plane crash: Flight data recorder sent to US for analysis
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 05, 2025

Kenya, being the country where the aircraft was registered, operated and where the accident took place, is required to notify the countries responsibl...

KEMRI to conduct free DNA tests for AMREF plane crash victims
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 12, 2025

Songok noted that KEMRI’s facilities and expertise would be mobilised immediately to carry out the tests.

AMREF Flying Doctors names victims of Githurai crash, condoles with families
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 09, 2025

AMREF CEO and Accountable Manager Stephen Gitau said the crew were Captain Muthuka Munuve and Captain Brian Kimani Miaro, while medics, Dr Charles Mug...

Mwihoko plane crash leaves 22 families reeling from loss, displacement
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 08, 2025

Speaking at the crash site on Friday morning, Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi said the extent of damage to people’s homes suggested the aircraft had...

AMREF aircraft was en route to Somalia to evacuate seriously ill child - CEO
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 08, 2025

KCAA said that the Cessna Citation XLS, registration 5Y-FDM, lost radio and radar contact with Air Traffic Control at 2:17 pm, approximately three min...

Turkana County, donor partners unveil IMonitor to enhance community health
Issa Hussein  |  Jul 05, 2025

Funded by AMREF Health Africa through the TB Global Fund, the application will facilitate data collection and improve service delivery by enabling the...

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