Amref Health Africa
Kenya, Global Headquarters
Joined June 2009
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Amref Health Africa retweeted
Young people are not only the future of Africa's health; they are actively shaping it today.
@AHAIC_Amref underscores the importance of unity, inclusion, innovation, and diverse perspectives. This is especially critical in advancing youth leadership. Young people are driving bold solutions, challenging the status quo, and inspiring progress in Africa's health sector. We encourage you to contribute your ideas and energy at #AHAIC2027 in Kigali.
Explore the youth registration option: ahaic.org/register-ahaic-202…
#ConnectedForChange @YACT_Africa @Power2YouthKe @RwandaYouthArts @weks_note @AmrefTanzania @Amref_Uganda @AMREFFlyingDocs @AmrefUniversity
Extreme heat during pregnancy is linked to a 58% higher risk of hypertensive disorders and roughly double the odds of pre-eclampsia. Through #SUPREME, @Amref_Worldwide, together with our consortium, is adapting antenatal care for the heat, from cooler-hour visits to shaded waiting areas.
Climate resilience starts with the basics.
Read the full story: newsroom.amref.org/blog/2026…
#MaternalHealth
What will it take to build climate-resilient primary health care (PHC)?
Where climate shocks, conflict, and fragility converge, primary health care is often the only available lifeline. #Amref will share practical lessons from Isiolo and Marsabit counties in northern Kenya, where drought, displacement, shifting disease patterns, and scarce services challenge communities daily.
The session will explore how to keep essential services running amid climate shocks, highlighting community-based surveillance, early warning systems, resilient supply chains, and skilled health workers. Drawing on real-world experience from fragile and climate-vulnerable areas, we will show how locally led solutions protect health, livelihoods, and dignity.
Learn more about #AmrefAtCOp31: newsroom.amref.org/amref-hea…
#COP31 #COP31Türkiye @turkiyecop31 @UNFCCC @WBG_ClimateEnv @AGNESAfrica1 @WHOAFRO
Ending #Ebola in the #DRC and other countries requires strong cross-border collaboration, rapid disease surveillance, active community engagement, and resilient health systems. Governments, partners, and communities must coordinate to share information, trace contacts, protect health workers, and deliver lifesaving care where needed.
Support from partners such as @UNICEF and @WHO, alongside government-led action, is timely to strengthen surveillance, raise awareness, improve care, and stop transmission. Informed, engaged communities are crucial to containing outbreaks quickly and saving lives.
#HealthSecurity #GlobalHealth #AmrefEbolaResponse
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Amref Health Africa retweeted
Kenya has discharged its last Ebola patient, with all 135 contacts completing monitoring and no community transmission recorded.
The 42-day countdown towards declaring Kenya Ebola-free begins on 12 November 2026, with the declaration anticipated on 23 December 2026, provided no new case is recorded.
Stay vigilant. Report suspected cases through 719.
#EbolaAlertKE
Climate shocks most severely affect Africa’s vulnerable populations, especially when health systems are unprepared. Building resilience requires health systems that can anticipate, withstand, and recover from climate risks. The Eastern and Southern African Regional Hub advances this mission through research, policy, and collaboration.
At #AHAIC2027, climate and health will be a key focus, bringing together leaders, experts, and communities to drive continent-wide solutions, set priorities, and turn evidence into action for a healthier, climate-resilient #Africa.
Learn more about the #EASHub: esahub.amref.org/
Register to attend #AHAIC: ahaic.org
#ConnectedForChange #COP31 #COP31Türkiye @turkiyecop31 @PACJA1 @aphrc @nighealthwatch @WHOAFRO @YACT_Africa @weks_note @AGNESAfrica1 @AHAIC_Amref
Amref Health Africa retweeted
Climate change is straining health systems through extreme heat, poor air quality, disease outbreaks, food insecurity and disrupted services. Governments must invest in resilient health infrastructure, surveillance, preparedness and a skilled health workforce. From #COP31, the conversation doesn’t stop: at #AHAIC2027 in Kigali, we must turn climate and health commitments into measurable, financed action.
Health is central to climate action.
Learn more about #AHAIC: ahaic.org
#COP31Türkiye @UNFCCC @ClimateReality
The Antalya Leaders’ Summit at COP31 officially commences today in Antalya, Türkiye.
Hosted by H.E. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the two-day summit convenes Heads of State and Government from around the world under the theme: “Towards a Sustainable, Resilient and Equitable Future”.
Over the next two days, world leaders will deliver their national statements, advance high-level dialogues on the clean energy transition, climate finance, and urban resilience, and drive bold global climate action.
Follow us on Instagram, X, YouTube and LinkedIn to keep up with all the live streams and latest updates: @turkiyecop31
#COP31 #COP31Türkiye #AntalyaLeadersSummit
Climate and health threats cross borders, and so must our solutions. The Eastern and Southern African Regional Hub brings together @Amref_Worldwide, @AmrefUniversity, @KPMGAdvisory, and @UBBotswana to advance research and action on climate change and health. Through partnerships, open data, and mentorship, the Hub strengthens regional capacity to address shared challenges. Strong institutions and collective action are key for a climate-resilient Africa.
Learn more about the hub: esahub.amref.org/
#ClimateAndHealth #ClimateAction #AmrefAtCOP31 @WBG_ClimateEnv @LancetCountdown @UNFCCC
Climate change presents a significant health emergency in Africa. Extreme heat, floods, droughts, and shifting disease patterns endanger lives, disrupt essential health services, and exacerbate existing inequalities. Effective adaptation requires placing health at the core of climate action. Join @Amref_world, @PACJA1, and @univ_paris_cite at #COP31 to discuss why climate adaptation should prioritise protecting people, strengthening health systems, and building resilient communities.
📅 17 November 2026
🕡 18:30–20:00 (Antalya time, UTC+3)
📍 Room Yellow, Blue Zone
Health is where climate resilience begins.
Learn more about #AmrefAtCOP31: newsroom.amref.org/amref-hea…
#ClimateAndHealth #COP31 #COP31Türkiye @turkiyecop31 @COP31Agenda @WBG_ClimateEnv @UNFCCC @LancetCountdown @AGNESAfrica1
@Amref_Worldwide works closely with partners, governments, and communities to build stronger health systems in Africa.
At #COP31, our delegates will share African perspectives and solutions on the climate-health nexus. We are committed to making health central to #ClimateAction, focusing on resilient health systems, financing, and community adaptation.
If you are attending #COP31Türkiye, connect with our team and join the discussion.
Learn more about #AmrefAtCOP31: newsroom.amref.org/amref-hea…
@turkiyecop31 @COP31Agenda @AGNESAfrica1 @UNFCCC @WBG_ClimateEnv @LancetCountdown @YACT_Africa
As #COP32 preparations begin, African youth deserve a real seat at the table. At #COP31, @YACT_Africa, @RegenerateAfri, and @Amref_Worldwide are bringing together young leaders, climate advocates, and health experts to share, collaborate, and set youth-led priorities for climate and health. Young Africans should not just be heard; they must shape decisions, influence policy, and drive action.
📅 10 November
🕡 12:00–13:00 (Antalya time, UTC+3)
📍 Zambia Pavilion, Blue Zone
Learn more about #AmrefAtCOP31: newsroom.amref.org/amref-hea…
#YouthClimateAction #COP31Antalya #COP31Tuerkiye @bitania_lulu @turkiyecop31 @SDGoals @WHOAFRO
#Climatechange increasingly strains health systems through extreme heat, poor air quality, disease outbreaks, food insecurity, and service disruptions. No country can address these challenges alone. Coordinated action is needed to share knowledge, pool resources, and respond effectively to cross-border health risks. Investment in climate-resilient health infrastructure, surveillance, preparedness, timely information, and a skilled workforce is critical.
At #COP31, @Amref_Worldwide joins partners and stakeholders in urging countries to turn climate commitments into collective action and secure the financing needed to protect lives. Health must remain at the centre of #climateaction.
Learn about #AmrefAtCOP31: newsroom.amref.org/amref-hea…
#COP31Türkiye #COP31Antalya @wellcometrust @PACJA1 @nighealthwatch @UNFCCC @AGNESAfrica1
Climate change is affecting health across Africa.
From floods and droughts to extreme heat and climate-sensitive diseases, African countries are facing growing challenges to people’s health and essential health services.
As #COP31 opens in Antalya, Türkiye, WHO is highlighting countries’ efforts to address these challenges and strengthen the place of health in climate action.
Addressing the climate crisis requires collective action, as health risks transcend borders. We call for urgent collaboration among governments, health institutions, partners, researchers, businesses, and communities. By sharing knowledge, pooling resources, strengthening early warning systems, and investing in local solutions, we can drive meaningful progress. #COP31 must transform solidarity into tangible action for all.
#AmrefAtCOP31 #COP31Tuerkiye #COP31Antalya @UNFCCC @WBG_ClimateEnv @AHAIC_Amref
Cooperation, concrete solutions and collective action are at the heart of #COP31.
COP31 President Murat Kurum highlights the shared responsibility to build a cleaner, greener and more liveable planet for future generations, reaffirming Türkiye’s commitment to contributing to global climate action.
@murat_kurum
#COP31Türkiye #COP31Antalya
Amref Health Africa retweeted
Africa cannot afford to approach every global health conversation as separate national voices. Our shared challenges require shared priorities and a coordinated continental position.
AHAIC2027 provides an opportunity to build that collective voice and strengthen Africa’s role in shaping the decisions, systems and structures that define the future of global health. Register here ⬇️
What #Africa agrees in Kigali must travel to Geneva, and to every global stage, with one voice.
#AHAIC2027 is Africa's checkpoint before the World Health Assembly and #COP32. Be part of it 👉 ahaic.org/register-ahaic-202…
#ConnectedForChange
#ClimateAction is not measured by the number of declarations adopted, but by the lives protected and the futures secured. #COP31 must galvanise collective action to accelerate the transition to clean energy, protect biodiversity, strengthen food systems and water security, build resilient cities and ensure equitable access to quality healthcare. This demands political leadership, sustainable financing, technology transfer and partnerships that deliver at scale. We owe future generations a world that is safer, healthier and habitable.
#COP31Türkiye #COP31Antalya #AmrefAtCOP31 @UNFCCC @turkiyecop31 @COP31Agenda @AGNESAfrica1 @WHO
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Amref Health Africa retweeted
Join us at COP31 for an in-person Youth Consultation to share experiences, identify collective priorities and shape youth-led recommendations.
📅 10 Nov | 12:00–13:00
📍 Zambia Pavilion, Blue Zone
Register: forms.gle/iSQ85FBM8AeXYSWo7
#COP31 #Youth4ClimateAndHealth
Amref Health Africa retweeted
Welcome to Day 1 of #COP31 in Antalya!
The theme for the opening day: “Food, Agriculture and Health”.
The full event schedule and programme details are available at cop31.tr and via the COP31 Türkiye mobile application.
#COP31Türkiye #COP31Antalya
Amref Health Africa retweeted
🎥 Why should health be part of climate negotiations? Hear it from Kenya's National Climate and Health Dialogue in Nairobi.
@WHO is working together with the African Group of Negotiators and Amref Health Africa to ensure health is part of the Africa common position at #COP31.
🇰🇪 Kenya is among 12 champion countries being supported to hold these national dialogues.
📍 Antalya, Türkiye
📅 9–20 November 2026
@MOH_Kenya @WHOAFRO
#ClimateAndHealth
Amref Health Africa retweeted
If you are following the climate and health agenda at COP31, 9 November is Health Day. On this day, Amref Health Africa, the World Health Organization, and Africa CDC are convening a Pan-African Ministerial Dialogue on advancing global health through climate-resilient health systems.
Date: Monday, 9 November 2026
Time: 13:00–14:00 Antalya time (UTC+3)
Venue: UNFCCC Pavilion, Blue Zone
This session has been deliberately designed as a safe and intentional space for those working at the nexus of climate change and health. It brings together ministers and senior leaders at the forefront of these efforts in Africa to speak directly on the practical steps required to strengthen health systems in the face of the continent’s current climate realities.
For young professionals and emerging leaders, this is a rare opportunity to hear firsthand from those shaping policy and practice on the ground. We welcome your participation.
@Amref_Worldwide @WHOAFRO @AfricaCDC
#AmrefAtCOP31 #COP31 #HealthDay #ClimateAndHealth #AfricaCDC #WHOAFRO
