Sub-Saharan Africa has a quarter of the world's disease burden, but just 3% of the world's health workers. Amref Health Africa is Africa's leading health charity. Working primarily with women and girls, our vision is of lasting health change within Africa's most vulnerable and remote communities. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, we are a truly African organisation, which combines grassroots develo
pment with government partnerships. This ethos defines our community-based approach and echoes across each and every one of our projects. We started life in 1957 as the Flying Doctors of East Africa. Beginning with aeroplanes to provide the most remote communities with health care, we've always used the tools of our time to bridge the gap between heath systems and people. Today we use e-learning, telemedicine, and mobile phones to spread health knowledge and care. Amref's work has won high-profile international awards such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Award for Global Health and the Conrad Hilton Humanitarian Award.
