African Health Organizations

Here you find non- organizational and governmental organizations, networks, partnerships, academic institutions, UN agencies and African Union entities committed to improving health and health care in Africa. Many of these organizations have offices and programs in a number of Sub-Sahara African countries. The location of the headquarters of each health organization is indicated in this directory.

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PASCAR is a society of physicians from across Africa involved in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. The Society is concerned by the lack…

 Partnership / 511 views

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SDH-Net aims to strengthen and link research capacities for health and its social determinants in African and Latin American low and middle income countries, in…

 Partnership / 561 views

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RAN is a partnership of African universities. It is led by Makerere University with Tulane University’s Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy, Stanford University and the Center…

 Partnership / 714 views

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SADC aims to attain an acceptable standard of health for all citizens and to reach specific targets within the objective of “Health for All” by…

 Partnership / 478 views

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RIATT is a network of organizations working together to influence global, regional and national policy formulation and implementation for children and their families. Through advocacy…

 Non-Government Organization / 361 views

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Tostan is an international, non-profit organization with programs in the Gambia, Burkina Faso and Guinea. The organization mobilizes global change and empowers African communities to…

 Non-Government Organization / 446 views

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The Knowledge Management Portal is an online resource that integrates health and health related information resources from the Ugandan Ministry of Health and beyond. The…

 Government health organization / 603 views

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The two main centers of the UN activity in Africa are Nairobi, Kenya and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. There are also many regional and country offices…

 UN agency / 534 views

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UNOWAS’s activities in the region include: conflict prevention; promoting cooperation; drug trafficking and organized crime; human rights, governance, and gender, women, peace and security. The…

 UN agency / 491 views

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Located in Nairobi, Kenya, the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) coordinates and supervises UNICEF’s work in 21 countries; ie, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros,…

 UN agency / 564 views

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UNICEF, together with sister UN agencies, and non-profit organizations, is supporting the governments in the West and Central Africa to increase their efforts to ameliorate…

 UN agency / 508 views

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Across Africa, UNHCR works to ensure that the displaced have access to services such as education and health care. The Agency creates safe school environments,…

 UN agency / 483 views

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