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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.

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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.

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AMREF is working alongside Comic Relief to bring better health to mothers and children in the remote region of Makueni in Kenya.

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On Friday morning, Esther met with two of AMREF's partners in the UK.

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On Thursday morning, supporters were invited to the AMREF UK office for a Roundtable Discussion with Esther.

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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 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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The African Medical and Research Foundation is Africa’s leading health development organisation.

We deliver good quality health care closer to those who need it most. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, AMREF is a truly African organisation whose vision is lasting health change in Africa.