Developing fit-for-purpose leaders for Africa's primary health care.
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Why do health founders need backing?
Amref leaders on the purpose of the AMIU Health Innovation Hub: mentorship, practical learning and a founder community building solutions for Africa's health systems.
The next stage starts now.
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Amref International University (AMIU) retweeted
𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮'𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 - 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀
At the Africa Health Collaborative's 2026 Annual Convening (Africa Unlocked), hosted by Amref International University, young entrepreneurs exhibited ventures they have already built - products, services and enterprises trading today, not ideas on paper.
Health devices designed for African contexts. Ventures where climate and health gains arrive together. Student researchers moving evidence into market. Women founders building businesses through structural barriers.
This is what the collaboratives are for - to convene, connect and build: founders to capital, research to market, skills to jobs. Africa does not need to be rescued. It needs its own innovations taken seriously - so whether to invest, buy, mentor or hire, the ventures were working with the Collaboratives. Do connect with us!
#AfricaClimateCollaborative #AfricaHealthCollaborative #YoungAfricaWorks #MastercardFoundation #YouthEntrepreneurship #GreenJobs
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Amref International University (AMIU) retweeted
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲'𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸
The Association of African Universities, backbone of the Africa Climate Collaborative, is participating in the Africa Health Collaborative's 2026 Annual Convening, themed - Africa Unlocked: Co-creating Impactful and Sustainable Youth-led Health Innovations - hosted by @AmrefUniversity, 17- 23 October.
Building green jobs and health jobs separately would be a missed opportunity. Building them together is the point.
Thank you to the Africa Health Collaborative and Amref International University for the space to exchange. We look forward to further opportunities to engage and take the discussions further
#AfricaClimateCollaborative #AfricaHealthCollaborative #ClimateAndHealth #YoungAfricaWorks #MastercardFoundation #YouthLedInnovation #GreenJobs #HigherEducation
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Africa’s next big healthcare breakthrough could start with an idea!
AMIU was buzzing with innovation as we hosted the Afya Ventures Idea Vetting Session, a programme under the Africa Health Collaborative (AHC), supported by the @MastercardFdn .
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Over two days, brilliant young innovators from @AmrefUniversity (AMIU), @uonbi and JKUAT were pitching 40+ bold health innovation ideas to an expert panel drawn from diverse sectors across Kenya.
#AfyaVentures #AHC #AMIU #YouthLedInnovation #MastercardFoundation
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The mission? Turn bold ideas into impactful ventures that can transform healthcare and strengthen Primary Health Care across Africa. Every team pitching, brought their best and we hope Africa gets its next big health innovation.
#AfyaVentures #AHC #AMIU #MastercardFoundation
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AMIU, through its Occupational Safety Health Committee and in partnership with St. John Ambulance Kenya, conducted Fire Marshal & Fire Safety Training for staff and students, strengthening fire prevention, emergency response and evacuation skills.
#AMIU4PHC #FireSafety
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Amref International University (AMIU) was honoured to host a high-level delegation from @westernu, Canada, led by Dr. Jeffrey Hutter, Deputy Provost (Academic), and Dr. Margaret Mutumba, Director of the Africa Institute. 🇰🇪🇨🇦
#AMIU #CanadaAfrica #GlobalHealth
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Shared priorities:
🔹 Regional biomedical engineering capacity strengthening
🔹 Joint work in rehabilitation sciences at AMIU
🔹 AMIU's new Centre for Policy and Research on Climate Change and Health, an East African hub
🔹 One Health research with Mpala Research Centre, Laikipia
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The partners also committed to two-way student and faculty mobility, multi-country research funding drawing on Amref Health Africa's continental presence, and formalising the Canada-Africa Universities Network.
#AMIU #CanadaAfrica #GlobalHealth
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Responsible AI is not just about innovation, but about ensuring that innovation works for everyone. As health systems increasingly embrace AI, ethics, equity and trust must remain at the centre.
Join the conversation today. #ResponsibleAIUse
𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲! 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝?
Join our webinar on #ResponsibleAIUse to learn how health systems can harness AI while upholding ethics, trust, and fairness. We will explore how responsible innovation is essential to prevent widening inequalities.
⏰ Time: 4:00-5:30PM EAT
Don't miss out! Register now: amref.zoom.us/j/86023627304?…
#AIinHealth #DigitalHealth #AmrefHealthInnovation @AmrefUniversity @Kmtc_official
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Happy Customer Service Week! 🎉 we are celebrating and thanking our students, parents and partners who trust AMIU. Your support shapes how we serve and makes us go an extra step to create a better experience for you everyday.
We serve. We care. We inspire.
#CustomerServiceWeeK
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She started her journey at AMIU. Now, she’s inspiring the next generation to start theirs. 🎓
Meet Najma Ilma, a BSc Nursing alumna, as she shares her AMIU experience and why your journey could start with the January Intake.
#AMIU #AMIUAlumni #StudyAtAMIU #JanuaryIntake
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For six months, our founders have been supported with mentors, experts and venture-development support.
On Launch Day, we added a reminder: founders are an invaluable source of knowledge, perspective and support for one another.
#AMREFHealthInnovationHub #AMIU4PHC
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We heard from the cohort, mentors and leaders from AMIU, Africa Health Collaborative and Amref Health Africa.
Then came the cohort graduation recognition and catalytic grants.
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Thank you to our speakers, mentors, partners and the HIH team. Congratulations to every founder in the 2026 cohort!
Graduation isn't the finish line. It's the start of the next stage, and you're taking it together to the global society.
#AMIU4PHC #HealthInnovation #Founders
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Six months of mentorship. One Launch Day.
On 25 September , the Amref Health Innovation Hub celebrated its 2026 cohort of founders at AMIU.
Theme: Beyond the Hub: Building, Leading & Navigating the Next Stage.
A thread 🧵👇
#BeyondTheHub #AMREFHealthInnovationHub
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