Through its strong partnerships with African communities and policy makers, foundations, government agencies as well as academic and research institutions AMREF develops innovative solutions for African health problems.
Find out more about AMREF Canada’s partnerships with;
African Communities
African Policy Makers
Foundations
Government
Academic and Research Institutions
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Over 80% of the households in Africa survive on less than US$1 per day. As a result, poor children in Africa are 10 times more likely to die before their 5th birthday, and 9 times more likely to die of infectious diseases than children from richer families are.
AMREF’s great strength is its ability to realise the African community's potential. A community health worker in Uganda likened AMREF’s technique to that of a knife sharpener: “We were blunt tools in the community until AMREF sharpened us.”