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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The Makerere University, School of Public Health has: Department of community health & behavioral sciences; Department of disease control & environmental health; Department of epidemiology…

 Academic institution / 530 views

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WAHO is a specialized institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) responsible for health issues. WAHO’s objective is the attainment of the…

 Partnership / 534 views

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UN Women is dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. The organization was established to accelerate progress on meeting women’s needs worldwide. UN…

 UN agency / 534 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 / 535 views

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SAMRC aims to promote the improvement of the health and quality of life of the population of South Africa through research, development and technology transfer….

 Government health organization / 536 views

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SAfAIDS  was established in 1994 with a mission of becoming a centre of excellence that promotes effective and ethical development responses to SRH, HIV and…

 Non-Government Organization / 543 views

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The main objectives of the ILO in Africa are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue on…

 UN agency / 544 views

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IAC is an umbrella body that has been working on policy programs and actions to prevent and eliminate traditional practices that are harmful to or…

 Partnership / 548 views

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The World Bank strategy for Africa is built on looking for opportunities for growth and poverty reduction, mainly to support structural transformation, economic diversification, and…

 UN agency / 550 views

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CRH, located in the School of Nursing and Public Health at the University of Kwazulu-Natal, aims to improve the health care offered to impoverished people…

 Other (program/project) / 551 views

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CARMMA was launched to trigger concerted action towards improving maternal and newborn health and survival across the continent. The Campaign aims to expand the availability…

 African Union initiative / 558 views

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HDSS provides a research platform for the Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit of the Medical Research Council (MRC) and University of the…

 Academic institution / 560 views

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