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			<title><![CDATA[AMREF’s New Chair of the Board]]></title>
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	The AMREF International Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Omari Issa as the Board Chairperson.  Mr Issa is currently the President&rsquo;s Adviser/Chief Executive of the Presidential Delivery Unit in Tanzania.  Prior to this appointment he was the Chief Executive Off...]]></description>
			<author>Roy Kohadha &lt;no-reply@www.amref.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 13:07:55 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Report Indicates Decline in HIV Prevalence in Kenya]]></title>
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	The latest Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey (KAIS) 2012 has shown a decline in the number of people affected with HIV.  The preliminary report that was released today indicates a decline in national prevalence among adults aged 15 to 64 years, from 7.2 per cent in 2007 to 5.6 percent in 2012.
	
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			<author>Roy Kohadha &lt;no-reply@www.amref.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 12:55:26 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Contribution of Civil Society Organisations to Health in Africa Report Launched]]></title>
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		Dr Custodia Mandlhate, the WHO Representative in Kenya and Dr Teguest Guerma, AMREF Director General unveil the publication
	
	
	Download the report by clicking here.
	The African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) and Dalberg Global Development Advisors launched a publication...]]></description>
			<author>Roy Kohadha &lt;no-reply@www.amref.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 12:54:21 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[AMREF and USIU Launch Global Executive MBA for Health Professionals ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
	
	The African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) and the United States International University (USIU) signed an agreement to launch a Global Executive Master of Business Administration (GEMBA) in Health Leadership Management at AMREF&rsquo;s International Training Centre and Headquarters. ...]]></description>
			<author>Roy Kohadha &lt;no-reply@www.amref.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2013 08:10:31 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Chase Group Foundation Donates Ksh15M Towards the Stand Up for African Mothers Campaign]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
	
	The Chase Group Foundation has for the second year given AMREF Ksh15 million as part of their Kshs45 million pledge towards the Stand Up For African Mothers Campaign. The Foundation has continued to show support to the campaign by investing time and resources to ensure that midwives get the ne...]]></description>
			<author>Roy Kohadha &lt;no-reply@www.amref.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2013 08:08:30 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.amref.org/news/news/chase-group-foundation-donates-ksh15-million-towards-the-stand-up-for-african-mothers-campaign/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[AMREF Urges Caution over New Malaria Vaccine Trial]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
	The recent publication of new malaria vaccine trial results by the Sanaria group in the USA raises hope for discovery of a new preventive tool to stop the transmission of one of the most serious infectious diseases in the world. As an organisation working with African communities to improve their...]]></description>
			<author>Roy Kohadha &lt;no-reply@www.amref.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2013 08:20:05 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.amref.org/news/news/amref-urges-caution-over-new-malaria-vaccine-trial/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[1st Annual Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Best Practice Conference]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
	&ldquo;Towards quality health services through sustainable best practices in Monitoring and Evaluation&rdquo;  
	  The Ministry of Health in collaboration with ADAM SSI project and other implementing partners in Kenya, plans to host the 1st Annual M&E Best Practice conference to be held from 2nd...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:40:05 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.amref.org/news/news/1st-annual-monitoring--evaluation-me-best-practice-conference/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[AMREF and USIU to Launch Global Executive MBA for Health Professionals ]]></title>
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	The African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) and the United States International University (USIU) will this week sign an agreement to launch a Global Executive Master of Business Administration (GEMBA) in Health Leadership Management at AMREF&rsquo;s International Training Centre and Head...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2013 09:14:28 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Midwives Feted at Maternity Award Ceremony]]></title>
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	Midwives from across Africa came together to celebrate exceptional maternity services provided by their counterparts in Kenya at an awards ceremony hosted by AMREF&rsquo;s Stand Up for African Mothers campaign in partnership with  Johnson&Johnson.  The Maternity of the Year Award is an annual eve...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2013 08:44:07 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[A New Beginning for Kadja ]]></title>
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	Fifteen-year-old Kadja Mangane lives with her parents in Boki Saboudou village, located in the Matam Region of Senegal. Hers is a modest family, which lives on farming and ranching. Born with a  harelip, Kadja had lived most of her life in painful loneliness, ostracised by her classmates and isol...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2013 08:48:20 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Putting Mothers and Children of Kitui County First]]></title>
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	On Thursday, May 30 2013, the relatively small and quiet village of Enziu in Mwingi District, Kitui County came alive with song and dance as the local community welcomed a new European Union (EU) funded maternal, newborn and child health project into the district.
	&lsquo;Putting African Mothers...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:19:30 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Launch of the Linda Afya ya Mama na Mtoto Project]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
	It was all dance, pomp and colour as the local community, Ministry of Health officials, implementing partners and other stakeholders came together to mark the launch of the Linda Afya ya Mama na Mtoto project at the Bukaya Health Centre in Mumias, Kakamega County on Tuesday June 4, 2013.
	Mr Reu...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2013 19:04:49 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.amref.org/news/news/launch-of-the-linda-afya-ya-mama-na-mtoto-project/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[US Ambassador to Kenya visits APHIAPlus Nuru ya Bonde Project]]></title>
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	The US envoy to Kenya, Ambassador Robert Godec visited Laikipia County on a supervision tour of Kalalu Health Centre, a facility supported by the AIDS, Population and Health Integrated Assistance (AphiaPlus Nuru ya Bonde) project funded by USAID.
	During the visit on Monday, June 3, 2013 Ambassa...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2013 18:58:44 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.amref.org/news/news/us-ambassador-to-kenya-visits-aphiaplus-nuru-ya-bonde-project/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[AMREF, KNH Launch the Annual VVF Medical Camp]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
	The Kenyatta National Hospital in collaboration with the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) and the Freedom from Fistula Foundation launched the 8th Annual Vaginal Vesico Fistula (VVF) medical camp and awareness walk on Friday, June 28 at KNH, outside KNH&rsquo;s Clinic 66.
	The Cam...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2013 18:54:11 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.amref.org/news/news/amref-knh-launch-the-annual-vvf-medical-camp/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[AMREF Champions Community Case Management of Malaria]]></title>
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	Malaria remains the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. High malaria transmission intensity, limited access to adequate treatment, increasing parasite resistance to affordable and safe, inappropriate or delayed care seeking and inadequate quality of health services and...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2013 18:47:29 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.amref.org/news/news/amref-champions-community-case-management-of-malaria/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[AMREF Signs Partnership With Fintrac]]></title>
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	In most developing countries, lack of proper nutritional care during pregnancy and childbirth has lead to poor health leading to numerous problems during child development. Proper nutrition is of great significance in fighting health related diseases and reducing poverty.
	The link between prope...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2013 18:43:45 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.amref.org/news/news/amref-signs-partnership-with-fintrac/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[AMREF Flying Doctors Adds New Air Ambulance to its Fleet]]></title>
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	AMREF has once again taken emergency evacuation to new heights. Through AMREF Flying Doctors, the organisation has acquired a new aircraft &ndash; King Air Beechcraft aeroplane - that will enhance its capacity of handling emergencies. The new air ambulance will reinforce the growing demand for it...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2013 13:50:02 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.amref.org/news/news/amref-flying-doctors-adds-new-air-ambulance-to-its-fleet/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Stand Up for African Mothers]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
	Make Childbirth a Matter of Joy &ndash; Not Life or Death &ndash; for African Women
	In the strong belief that no woman should die giving life, AMREF launched the international Stand Up for African Mothers campaign in October 2011 to draw attention to the plight of African mothers and to mobilis...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2013 14:21:44 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.amref.org/news/news/stand-up-for-african-mothers/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[First Lady Urges Increased Effort to Save Women from Fistula]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
	Kenya&rsquo;s First Lady, Mrs Margaret Kenyatta, last Friday officially launched the 8th National Free Fistula Annual Medical Camp in Nairobi. The First Lady also flagged off an awareness walk to mark the beginning of the two-week camp, which runs from June 28 to July 12. The camp has been organi...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2013 15:04:43 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Preventing Trachoma, Preserving Sight ]]></title>
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	Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun (Ecclesiastes 11:7).                                                                  
	Sadly, over 7,000 people in the sunny Kajiado County have been denied this pleasant experience, their eyesight either having...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:22:22 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.amref.org/news/news/preventing-trachoma-preserving-sight-/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Outstanding Performance as Health Extension Workers Graduate in Tigray ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
	A colourful graduation ceremony was held on June 2, 2013 for 40 Health Extension Workers (HEWs) following a12-month upgrading course at the Dr Tewelde Health Science College in Mekelle, the capital city of the Tigray National Regional State. During the event, AMREF received the only certificate o...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:02:04 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.amref.org/news/news/outstanding-performance-as-health-extension-workers-graduate-in-tigray-/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Unanimous Call to Invest in Girls and Women as Curtain falls on Women Deliver 2013]]></title>
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	Kuala Lumpur &ndash; The final day of the Women Deliver Conference 2013 focused on the critical need to prioritise girls and women in the lead-up to the 2015 deadline of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and beyond.  The conference brought together people from over two thousand organisation...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:34:32 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.amref.org/news/news/unanimous-call-to-invest-in-girls-and-women-as-curtain-falls-on-women-deliver-2013/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Early detection of TB saves women’s lives: Integration to TB/MNCH Approach]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
	The Women Deliver Conference kicked off at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre with an appeal to global leaders to make health and welfare of women and girls a priority.  During a satellite symposium organised by WHO titled &lsquo;Integrating community-based TB activities into MNCH programmes&rsqu...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 14:21:40 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Second Global Midwifery Symposium: AMREF showcases the model of a successful eHealth programme  ]]></title>
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	KUALA LUMPUR 26-27 May &ndash; The message that was echoed by all the participants of the second global midwifery symposium was that midwives are key in curbing maternal and child mortality.  The two-day symposium focused on the key issues and challenges in strengthening quality, availability and...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 10:42:35 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[First Ladies of Africa sign petition to support African midwives]]></title>
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	It was a great day for AMREF and midwives in particular when several first ladies appended their signatures to support nomination of a midwife for the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize under the Stand Up for African Mothers (SU4AM) campaign. The first ladies from Kenya, Ethiopia, Namibia, Comoros, and Ghana...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 16:35:34 +0100</pubDate>
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