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East African Flying Doctor Service Cessna 402B at its Nairobi (Wilson) Airport base in 1973. Originally known as The Flying Doctors of East Africa, Amref was founded in 1957 by Sir Archibald McIndoe, Sir Michael Wood and Dr. Thomas D. Rees. [2] [3] While its original focus was to provide health services to patients in remote areas, they began providing education to other Africa-based health ...
Amref International University is located in Nairobi in Kenya.It is run by Amref Health Africa [1] [2] [3] References This page was last edited on 31 October ...
Since August 2015, Ndirangu serves as the Kenya country director of Amref Health Africa, a global organization founded in 1957 with its headquarters located in Nairobi, Kenya. The organization is the owner of Amref International University. [3] [4] Prior to his promotion, Ndirangu was Kenya deputy country director at the same organization since ...
Githinji Gitahi is a Kenyan medical doctor who serves as the Global Chief Executive Officer of Amref Health Africa as well a former co-chair of the UHC2030 Steering Committee. [2] [3] In July 2021, he was appointed as a Commissioner in the Africa COVID-19 Commission. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Leonore Semler was the wife of a prominent European Community politician Dr. Johannes Semler in 1963, when she met Sir Michael Wood, founder of Amref Health Africa, who had traveled from Africa to Europe to raise funds for the organization dedicated to improving access to health care for Africans.
Location of Kenya. This is a list of universities and colleges in Kenya.Kenya has a number of universities and other institutions of higher learning. There are 30 public universities, 30 chartered private universities and 30 universities with Letter of Interim Authority (LIA).
Anne Spoerry (13 May 1918 – 2 February 1999) was a French-born physician, based for most of her career in Kenya as a "flying doctor" affiliated with Amref Health Africa. Early life and education [ edit ]
Soon he learned to fly and bought his own plane. To expand the reach of medical care, Susan and Michael Wood worked together to recruit more doctors and create the Flying Doctors Service, which evolved into the African Medical Research Foundation, and still later to Amref Health Africa. [1]