This year World Immunisation Week will celebrate 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI), a global initiative launched by the World Health Organization in 1974, to ensure equitable access to life-saving vaccines for every child, regardless of their…
The ACHAP QUARTERLY DECEMBER 2023 ACHAP TRIMESTRIEL DECEMBRE 2023
Health worker training on HIV stigma and discrimination in Kilifi County cuts across all levels of service delivery; nurses, adherence counsellors, clinical officers, and laboratory and pharmacy technicians. The purpose of continuous training is to educate healthcare workers on stigma,…
The ACHAP QUARTERLY September 2023 (2) ACHAP TRIMESTRIEL Septembre 2023
The African Christian Health Associations Platform (ACHAP) is pleased to announce that it has been selected by USAID’s Bureau of Global Health to lead implementation of the new $15 million ACHAP Afya project under the New Partnerships Initiative (NPI): Global Health (GH)…
Pajulu-Olevu village boasts of green rolling hills, but more awe-inspiring than the scenic views is the camaraderie of the women who live here. At the onset of project implementation in Uganda, the ACHAP Afya field team noted a gap in…
The Center for Global Safe Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene at Emory University (CGSW) developed an assessment tool to evaluate WASH conditions within health Care facilities in low- and middle-income countries. This tool is known as the WASH Conditions Assessment Tool.…
This year’s AGM was held in Kigali, Rwanda during the biennial conference. As per the ACHAP constitution, board elections were conducted, following which ACHAP welcomes a new board chair, Dr. Djékadoum Ndilta. Dr. Ndilta is the current Executive Director of…
It is important to recognize the influence that religious leaders have on communities. For this reason therefore, as part of ensuring that communities are receptive to the renewed effort and commitment by health workers to reduced stigma and discrimination, CHAN…
Isolation is a term the inhabitants of Kucwiny sub-county in Nebbi District are well too familiar with. Here, medical facilities are few and far between, and if you are lucky enough to access one, your new worry is the cost…