Editorial Desk 
The launch of the Amref Health Africa in Kenya Strategic Plan 2023 –2030 marks a significant milestone in our collective efforts to advance the health in our nation.The Strategic Plan, which envisions “Transforming the health of communities through Primary Health Care with a focus on women and young people”,aligns with the government’s efforts towards delivering Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
The Strategy further focuses on integrated preventive and promotive health from household in line with the Government of Kenya Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda(BETA).
This sets the stage for further collaboration between the Ministry of Health and AMREF to operationalize the Afya Bora Mashinani UHC.
This model founded on a primary health care approach aimed at delivering people-centered health solutions that address targeted needs for the populations based on the social determinants of health.
Amref Health Africa was officially founded in 1957 to deliver mobile health services and to provide mission hospitals with surgical support. A medical radio network was developed to coordinate the service and provide communication.
In the early 1960s, ground-based mobile medical services were added, along with ‘flight clinics’ for the under-served and remote areas in the Kajiado and Narok districts.
Today, we work across Kenya with a diverse range of communities from urban slums in Nairobi, remote rural areas in the north-east and south, to lake regions in the west and coastal region in the east. With an annual average budget of US$ 35 million, we have carved out Community Health Systems Strengthening as a distinct area of expertise and used this advantage to forge collaborations and partnerships across the country.
In line with the Amref Health Africa in Kenya’s Strategic Plan (2018-2022), our solutions are geared towards supporting a devolved system of government, addressing the needs of vulnerable populations especially women, children, and youth, and addressing the burden of infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases and maternal mortality.
