Founded in 1957, AMREF is a health non-governmental organisation headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. AMREF's mission is to improve the health of disadvantaged people in Africa as a means for them to escape poverty and improve the quality of their lives. AMREF works on six areas of focus, or Priority Intervention Areas (PIAs): HIV/AIDS, TB and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Malaria, Safe Water and Basic Sanitation, Family Health, Clinical Services, Disaster Management and Emergency Response and Training and Health Learning Materials.

AMREF has 7 offices across Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, and National Offices in Europe and North America.

Website: www.amref.org [new window]

AMREF Headquarters
Langata Road
P.O. Box 27691 - 00506
Nairobi
Kenya
Tel:   + 254 20 6993000
Fax: + 254 20 609518

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