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The 2025 Untold Stories of Global Health Contest sponsored by Consortium of Universities for Global Health and Global Health NOW Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is designed to give a platform to important but underreported global health stories. The deadline is November 15. https://lnkd.in/gvYti-mf

One of AMPATH’s founders, Charles R. Kelley, MD, passed away today after a long illness. Charlie was one of the four Indiana University School of Medicine faculty members who travelled to Kenya, Ghana and Nepal in 1988 in search of an academic health center partner. The partnership that was formed more than 35 years ago is now known around the world as AMPATH. It has provided care for hundreds of thousands of Kenyans and brought lessons learned through bidirectional educational exchanges and collaborative research back to Indiana and other resource-limited communities around the world. Charlie is remembered by his AMPATH co-founders, friends and colleagues as a humble servant leader with a deep faith that led him and his wife Loraine to careers in medicine and global service. We send our heartfelt condolences to Loraine, his daughters and all those that knew and loved him. Learn more about Charlie: https://lnkd.in/gJdKJckb

The Consortium of Universities for Global Health sponsors an essay contest for "Reflections in Global Health" and the winners receive waived conference registration fees for the 2025 conference in Atlanta. The contest is open to trainees and global health faculty/practitioners. The deadline to submit an essay, artwork, video, photograph or case study is November 1. https://lnkd.in/gH2QUmKa

Are you an internal medicine doctor looking for a new role with one of the world's best global health partnerships? AMPATH Kenya is searching for our next Internal Medicine Team lead. Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/gnG4Ftkv

Read more from Texas Global at The University of Texas at Austin about the students from Moi University who visited The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin through the AMPATH partnership:

USAID 4TheChild kicks off distribution of business assets worth 7 million Kenya Shillings to improve beneficiary household economic productivity Moi University College of Health Sciences Principal, Prof. Robert Tenge, and AMPATH Executive Director Care, Prof Sylvester Kimaiyo, joined Kisumu County Governor H.E. Prof. Peter Nyong’o who officiated distribution of business assets to project beneficiaries. The business assets target beneficiaries involved in tailoring business, hair dressing and fast-food businesses (selling fries, fish and pastries). These assets will improve caregivers’ business performance resulting in increased household income and subsequently, improved household resilience. During the event, held at the Governor’s office compound in Kisumu City, Prof. Nyong’o expressed gratitude for the continued USAID government support through the project to empower communities and improve livelihoods in the county. “These tools symbolize hope and opportunity for our vulnerable families including the youth - providing them with a means of livelihood and a pathway to productivity,” he noted. Elizabeth Odindo, a beneficiary, noted that the tools will not only motivate them to work harder but also contribute to improved livelihoods of the community members. As part of its household strengthening approach, the project supports enterprises owned by the beneficiaries through provision of grants and assets, business incubation and market linkage. Also present during the event were Nyanza Regional Director for Children Services Jemin K’Onyango; USAID 4TheChild Chief of Party George Okoth; Deputy Chief of Party Kenneth Otieno; Finance Director Caren Onyango; other project staff, implementing partner staff, case workers and beneficiaries. The Chief of Party noted that the project has cumulatively invested over KES 1.4 billion in Kisumu County for the last four years for better health and related socio-economic outcomes. USAID 4TheChild is a PEPFAR funded five-year (March 2021 – March 2026) award implemented by Moi University College of Health Sciences in partnership with Make Me Smile Kenya, through the Academic Model Providing Access to Health (AMPATH). The project supports orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and their families as well as adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Kisumu and Siaya Counties. The project seeks to increase use of quality county-led health and social services for the target beneficiaries, working closely with national and county governments.

On #WorldMentalHealthDay, the leadership of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital honored our friend and colleague Dr. Edith Kwobah by renaming the Nawiri Recovery & Skills Centre in her honor. ❤️ Learn more about Dr. Kwobah and her work to bring care to people with mental health challenges: https://lnkd.in/gvdSzKHA

USAID AMPATH Uzima proudly participated in Global Customer Service Week, themed "Above and Beyond." This initiative united our dedicated staff and clients in recognizing the resilience and commitment that drive our healthcare outcomes. A highlight of the week was today's one-on-one sessions, where clients shared their appreciation for the unwavering support from our program management and staff throughout their health journeys. Discussions during these sessions focused on essential topics such as the importance of keeping clinic appointments, adherence to medication, U=U (Undetectable = Untransmittable), and early initiation of antenatal care. Clients were also sensitized about the toll-free numbers available for feedback and were encouraged to continue sharing their experiences. We extend our gratitude to the program management, under the strong leadership of Chief of Party, Prof. Sylvester Kimaiyo, for empowering our team to engage with clients meaningfully. Together, let’s maintain this momentum and commitment to excellence in service delivery! #CustomerServiceWeek #HealthcareExcellence #ClientEngagement

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It’s #CustomerServiceWeek! We want to take a moment to sincerely appreciate all our clients – you are the driving force behind everything we do. Thank you for your trust in us! We remain committed to going above and beyond to provide you with quality healthcare. Stay tuned for exciting updates throughout the week!