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Here you'll find the latest news from AMREF projects in Africa and updates on events in the UK and rest of the world
Clean water - making education possible
Outside the administration block at Loborom Primary School, located 50km from Pader Town in northern Uganda, a group of teachers sit under a tree, sharing a snack of groundnuts as they chat and mark exercise books. Groups of children run around the school compound, enjoying the mid-morning break from lessons.
World Water Day - AMREF calls for more integration between water and health programmes
As the world marks World Water Day, AMREF continues to advocate for integration of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in all development programmes, especially health-related interventions.
AMREF's Mama Na Mtoto project making progress!
AMREF is working alongside Comic Relief to bring better health to mothers and children in the remote region of Makueni in Kenya.
Esther visits the UK - Friday 7th December
On Friday morning, Esther met with two of AMREF's partners in the UK.
Esther visits the UK - Thursday 6th December
On Thursday morning, supporters were invited to the AMREF UK office for a Roundtable Discussion with Esther.
Esther visits the UK - Wednesday 5th December
On Wednesday, Esther spent the day at the Royal London hospital in Whitechapel, touring the maternity ward, meeting fellow midwives and seeing the facilities. She was accompanied by members of the press, including a film crew from ITV! Check out the lunchtime news clip here
Esther visits the UK - Tuesday 4th December
On Tuesday, Esther gave a unexpected, topical interview to the BBC World Service about Hyperemesis Gravidarum, following the news about the Duchess of Cambridge’s hospitalisation. You can hear the interview here.
Esther Madudu visits the UK
Last week, we were delighted to welcome Esther Madudu, the Ugandan midwife fronting our Stand Up for African Mothers campaign, to the UK. She visited us to promote the campaign and meet with AMREF supporters in the UK.
World AIDS Day, marked each year on December 1, brings the world together to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the pandemic.
World AIDS Day 2012 - Sexual and Reproductive Health for all
Join us for our second Unity Event commemorating World AIDS Day 2012. This year, the event will focus on AMREF’s work to inform and empower some of the most marginalised communities in Africa to promote their sexual and reproductive health rights.






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