Amref International University / Amref Health Africa

Amref International University (AMIU) was established in 2017 as a Premier Pan African University of health sciences fully owned by Amref health Africa. AMIU is founded on the experience and intellect of Amref Health Africa, which is reputed with over 60 years of quality and innovative public and community health interventions in over 30 countries in Africa.

With this work, the need to train health workers in communities was evident and the response was short tenure training courses by the Amref Training Centre (AITC) and later the Directorate of Capacity Building (DCB), the predecessor of AMIU. These Amref training programmes run for over 40 years have produced alumni spread throughout the world who have created the name recognition, reputation and brand that Amref is today. It was then evident that there was a need to train people who would occupy higher levels thus influence health policy, regulation and legislation. The University was thus established.

AMIU’s focus is on training, research and extension in health sciences with emphasis on promotive, preventive, rehabilitative and palliative health. Its commitment is to progressively develop innovative programmes catering to the present as well as future Africa and global health needs. The University offers postgraduate, undergraduate, higher diploma, diploma, certificate programmes as well as Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses that prepare human resource for health to serve throughout the health system. AMIU seeks to train transformation leaders who will Inspire Lasting Change.

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Master Scholar

Amref International University, University of Toronto

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Master Scholar

Amref International University, University of Toronto

Meet the Team

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, PhD

Dean, Graduate School and Director of Enterprises

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, PhD

Dean, School of Medical Sciences; Senior Lecturer, Nursing and Midwifery Sciences

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CEO, Amref Health Innovation

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(Head, Health Systems Management)

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, MBA

Deputy Digital Learning Director

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Training Coordinator in the Department of Community Health at Amref International University

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, MSc, MGB Candidate

Research, Learning, and Impact Technical Advisor at Amref Health Africa; Adjunct Faculty at the Amref International University, School of Public Health

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, PhD

Vice Chancellor, Amref International University

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Health Innovation Hub (H2i) @ Amref

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Apply for the Mastercard Foundation Doctor of Public Health Scholarship

How to Apply: Step OneProspective applicants must first consult the admission requirements for the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) program of study. The link above will guide you in exploring this program.If you meet the academic requirements of this program, please follow through to step two. Step TwoReview the recording of the scholarship information session […]