African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF)

Type: Organization

Name: African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) (AMREF)

Web Address: http://www.amref.org/index.html

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Wheelbarrow ambulance a life saver

Nairobi, Kenya - A local NGO in Kenya's notoriously overcrowded and deadly slums, has come up with a rather unusual solution in this cramped neighbourhood of Kibera; a wheelbarrow emergency vehicle that can maneuver through its narrow spaces.$ $ $ With ... [Published ENCA - May 16 2013]

Entities: African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF), Kenya, Workers

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

United Nations Population Fund

Second Global Midwifery Symposium

Location: Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Conference Hall 3, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaOrganized by UNFPA, International Confederation of Midwives, Jhpiego, and WHO in collaboration with the H4+, civil society and private sector partners.The Midwifery Symposium ... [Published UNFPA - May 11 2013]

Entities: Midwifery, United Nations Population Fund, African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF)

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

China and Africa Discuss Health Treatment Problems

GABORONE, BOTSWANA — African and Chinese delegates have come together in Botswana to exchange experiences on how to tackle health problems. Usually Africa is the one receiving advice from abroad. But African countries say they can teach other nations ... [Published VOA News - May 07 2013]

Entities: China, HIV/AIDS, Botswana, Teguest Guerma

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

New cover targets women for lower risk

An insurer has launched a motor vehicle cover to reward women for their lower risk profile. The CIC Insurance Group product offers lower premium rates at five per cent of the value of the vehicle compared to the industry’s 7.5 per cent and other added ... [Published Daily Nation - May 07 2013]

Entities: Handbags, Basic Cover, CIC Insurance, Smart Co Ltd

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

Kenya: Amref nominates midwife for 2015 Nobel Peace Prize

Her symbolic nomi-nation is to highlight the important role midwives play ... [Published East African Standard - May 05 2013]

Entities: African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF), Nobel Peace Prize, Kenya

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

The world needs midwives, now more than ever

Comment: May 5 is International Midwife Day: a day to acknowledge the vital impact midwives have on maternal health in South Africa.On this year's International Day of Midwives "no woman should die while giving birth". (AFP)Our CoverageMore CoverageThe ... [Published Mail & Guardian Online - May 04 2013]

Entities: South Africa, United Nations Population Fund, African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF), Mortality, Midwifery

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

World: International Day of the Midwife

Source: African Medical and Research FoundationCountry: World Since its founding in 1957, AMREF has been devoted to addressing the health needs of the marginalised. Although global progress continues to be made towards reducing maternal mortality by ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 03 2013]

Entities: African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF), Mortality, Midwifery, Mechanic

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Poverty Impedes Safe Delivery Campaign

MANY women in Tarime District, Mara Region still deliver at home in the villages helped by traditional midwives because of poverty.According to Ms Maria Pius (73), many women having no money to go to the hospital, have been flocking into her home to give ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 03 2013]

Entities: African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF), Pregnancy, Nairobi, Public Health

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

A smashing Dutch Celebration

The Netherlands has a new King. This happened on Tuesday where Queen Beatrix was abdicated from the throne and her son Karl Willem-Alexander took over as the first Dutch King since 1890. The occasion was celebrated in the Netherlands as part of their ... [Published The Star (Kenya) - May 02 2013]

Entities: Kenya Wildlife Service, Nairobi, Joost Reintjes, Charles Nyachae

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Former KWS pilot becomes Dutch king

AMSTERDAM, Tuesday Netherlands’ Willem-Alexander became Europe’s youngest monarch at 46 after his mother, Queen Beatrix, 75, abdicated. The country welcomed the avowedly 21st-century king with a massive, orange-hued party. The abdication and investiture ... [Published Daily Nation - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Kenya Wildlife Service, Queen Beatrix, African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF), Prince Charles

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Mobile Miracles – technology improves the work of midwives

Esther Madudu is one of the many midwives working in the rural areas of Africa who are facing many day to day challenges such as lack of electricity and running water, among other things. Esther's passion and dedication for saving lives did not go unnoticed. ... [Published UN gender equality news feed - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF), International Telecommunication Union, Nobel Prize

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

More » Pay It Forward Allows Young Adults to Raise Money for Africa through a Partnership

PIF Apparel partners with AMREF USA to help raise money for people dealing with poverty and health issues in Africa.New York, NY (PRWEB) April 23, 2013Pay It Forward has just announced that it has partnered with AMREF USA to help raise money for people ... [Published Yahoo! News - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF), United States, Charity Navigator

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Queen Wambua, AMREF community health worker said, "It helps us so much to take the patients from their houses because their cars cannot reach there. When a patient is too serious, or a mother is pregnant and about to deliver, she cannot walk to the clinic alone, so we have to use the wheelbarrow."

Wheelbarrow ambulance a life saver [Published ENCA - May 16 2013]

"The wheelbarrow was very comfortable. The houses around mine are so close, such that when there's a fire or any other incident there is no rescue operation. I am very grateful" said Ndunge

Wheelbarrows: An effective way to help save lives [Published ENCA - May 15 2013]

"The mother was too excited because she never expected the baby to be alive so she said: 'these are all your names.' The pain was too much; she walked for a long distance and she thought the baby was dying."

Campaign to nominate midwife for Nobel Prize [Published WDSU New Orleans - May 09 2013]

Hannover Re expressed satisfaction with the prices obtained in the treaty renewals as at 1 January 2013. "Although the environment is considerably more competitive than in the previous year, our..."

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