Martha coughs as she kneels on the dirt floor to stoke the wood in the open fire pit of her inadequately ventilated one-room cooking hut.
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This study looks at facility-level factors that influence retention of patients in HIV care in East Africa.
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Earlier this month, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins visited Eldoret to tour AMPATH clinic sites and meet with clinicians, students and researchers, making this the first visit by a current NIH director.
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If you like to listen to National Public Radio's Moth Radio Hour, you will enjoy listening to these seven stories about the AMPATH-Kenya program.
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The Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation awarded $7 million to strengthen program development and establish two endowed chairs at the Indiana University Center for Global Health for its AMPATH initiative in Kenya.
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For more than a decade Eli Lilly and Company has partnered with AMPATH to provide medicine for diabetes, cancer, and mental health patients in western Kenya.
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Nine-year-old Mary* has been living at the AMPATH Amani Shelter for the past six months. She is an HIV-positive orphan, both of her parents having succumbed to the disease.
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Meshack Murto is 36 years old and has worked for 11 years as an AMPATH clinical officer. Murto has been with AMPATH long enough to witness some of the "good" and some of the "bad."
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This month US Ambassador to Kenya, Bob Godec, met with Moi University, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital and AMPATH leadership.
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Last week the Indiana University School of Medicine Dean, Jay Hess, MD, and the Chair of the Department of Medicine, Mark Geraci, MD, returned after their inaugural trip to Eldoret, Kenya, to see firsthand the global reach of the IU School of Medicine and the impact that the school has had on the lives of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa.
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More than 25 years ago, one Indianapolis philathropist, Marty Moore, heard about the global health vision of four Indiana University faculty members and fronted the funds for them to explore a potential partnership with a medical school in Africa or Asia.
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In an effort to help improve income security in western Kenya, AMPATH developed a community-run microfinance model called Group Integrated Savings for Empowerment (GISE).
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Each year, through the Mwangaza Scholarship program, AMPATH is able to assist approximately 72 Kenyan medical students with their school fees.
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Last month, AMPATH was showcased in an Indianapolis-based storytelling event called IndeTale
Read MoreThis summer the chemotherapy tent outside the AMPATH Centre was taken down and the doors of the Chandaria Cancer and Chronic Disease Centre were open for business.
Read MoreI recently sat with Genevieve, a 17-year-old girl living with HIV/AIDS. At first glance, it is difficult to see anything other than disease.
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Education is considered a fundamental human right for those living in North America; however, often times for the children in western Kenya it is a privilege.
Read MoreAccording to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Mental Health Atlas, nearly one in 10 people have a mental health disorder worldwide; however, only one percent of the global health workforce is working in mental health.
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Last month, Chicago Fire TV star, Jesse Spencer, and his girlfriend, Kali Woodruff, spent a few days in Eldoret learning first-hand about the AMPATH program.
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Purdue University’s Innovation in International Development (I2D) Lab was launched in March 2015 with the announcement of seed funding for designing and testing innovative yet appropriate solutions for communities in low and middle income countries.
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