Amref Health Africa

Amref Health Africa, Inc.

Nairobi, Kenya

HealthWater & SanitationGender equalityTax-deductible donations

NGOInternational reach

Profile last updated: August 12, 2026

About

Amref Health Africa is a non-governmental organisation based in Nairobi, Kenya working on health, water & sanitation, gender equality.

Amref Health Africa is a healthcare non-profit headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, working across sub-Saharan Africa. It began as the Flying Doctors, providing surgical services to remote communities, and now focuses on strengthening health systems, training health workers, maternal and child health, and water, sanitation and hygiene. Its work is community-based and it states that over 97% of its global staff are African. The US office, Amref Health Africa, Inc., raises awareness and funds for this work and is a US 501 non-profit whose donations are tax-deductible.

Location

Nairobi, Kenya

Organisation type

NGO

Legal name

Amref Health Africa, Inc.

Charity number

13-1867411

Registration

13-1867411

Focus areas

maternal healthchild healthwater sanitation hygienehealth workersAfricahealthcare nonprofit

Languages

Causes & programmes

Causes

HealthWater & SanitationGender equality

Works for

Women & GirlsChildrenFamiliesPatientsCommunities

How they work

Direct servicesCapacity buildingAdvocacy & campaigningCommunity programmes

Programmes

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Water & Sanitation

Increases access to safe water and sanitation facilities in schools and poor rural and urban communities through facilities, water points, training and education.

Medical Outreach

Health

Outreach services providing free surgical care, monitoring of non-communicable diseases and diagnostic services through laboratories.

Maternal and Child Health

Health

Work to make deliveries safer for mothers and babies, prevent teenage pregnancy, female genital mutilation and child marriage, and strengthen newborn care.