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Equipping Africa

AZ · EIN 272672569 · $82K rev · operational · research · equippingafrica.org
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Equipping Africa improves health outcomes in Kenya by enhancing local medical training and public health education. The organization focuses on building capacity in infectious diseases among Kenyan physicians and increasing neonatal survival through community-based education. Programs are centered in Kenya, with an emphasis on sustainable, locally led solutions to healthcare challenges.

activities · 15

what they do

direct service · 6
  • Clinical and molecular research work in Arizona Infectious Disease Training & Research
    Conducts clinical work as an infectious disease consultant and research in molecular parasitology and fungal infections at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.
  • HIV Prevention Outreach in Kenya Sex Education and Condom Distribution
    Conducted HIV prevention activities in partnership with I Choose Life-Africa during a Fulbright Fellowship in Kenya.
  • HIV prevention outreach in Kenya Sex Education and Condom Distribution
    Conducted HIV prevention activities in partnership with I Choose Life-Africa during a Fulbright Fellowship in Kenya, focusing on community-level interventions.
  • Newborn Community Health Project
    Staffs four full-time Kenyan nurses who deliver maternal and newborn health education to 59 groups of women across 20 communities through the Newborn Community Health Project at Kijabe Hospital.
  • Newborn Community Health Project
    Staffs four full-time Kenyan nurses who teach 59 groups of women across 20 communities in maternal and newborn health at Kijabe Hospital.
  • Newborn Community Health Project
    Staffs four full-time Kenyan nurses who teach 59 groups of women from 20 communities through the Newborn Community Health Project at Kijabe Hospital.
research · 3
  • Infectious Disease Research in Kenya Infectious Disease Training & Research
    Conducts research to improve understanding of locally prevalent infectious diseases and their optimal treatments in Kenya.
  • Infectious Disease Research in Kenya Infectious Disease Training & Research
    Conducts research to improve understanding of locally prevalent infectious diseases and their optimal treatments in Kenya, with a focus on molecular parasitology and fungal infections.
  • Infectious disease research in Kenya Infectious Disease Training & Research
    Conducts research to improve understanding of locally prevalent infectious diseases and their optimal treatments in Kenya, with a focus on actionable public health outcomes.
capacity building · 6
  • Advanced Specialty Training for Kenyan Physicians Infectious Disease Training & Research
    Provides advanced specialty training in infectious diseases for Kenyan physicians, enabling them to influence public health policy and train future physicians.
  • Advanced Specialty Training for Physicians Infectious Disease Training & Research
    Provides advanced specialty training in infectious diseases for Kenyan physicians, equipping them to influence public health policy and train future medical professionals.
  • Advanced specialty training for physicians Infectious Disease Training & Research
    Provides advanced specialty training in infectious diseases for Kenyan physicians, building local expertise that influences public health policy and enables trainees to educate future physicians.
  • Medical Education for Students and Residents Infectious Disease Training & Research
    Teaches principles of infectious diseases to medical students and internal medicine residents at the University of Nairobi, building foundational clinical knowledge in local health contexts.
  • Medical Education in Infectious Diseases Infectious Disease Training & Research
    Teaches principles of infectious diseases to medical students and internal medicine residents at the University of Nairobi.
  • Medical education for students and residents Infectious Disease Training & Research
    Teaches principles of infectious diseases to medical students and internal medicine residents at the University of Nairobi, contributing to foundational clinical training.
strategies · 11

how they think

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named programs · 2

what they call their work

Infectious Diseases Training Program
Enhances medical education in Kenya by teaching infectious disease principles to medical students, residents, and advanced trainees at the University of Nairobi, with the goal of building sustainable local expertise.
Neonatal Survival Initiative
Trains women in rural Kenyan communities in newborn care practices such as skin-to-skin contact and recognition of danger signs to reduce neonatal mortality through the Newborn Community Health Project at Kijabe Hospital.
relationships · 3

who they work with

  • I Choose Life-Africa Partner — Collaborated on HIV prevention initiatives during a Fulbright Fellowship in Kenya.
  • Kijabe Hospital Partner — Hosts the Newborn Community Health Project, which is staffed by Equipping Africa.
  • University of Nairobi Partner — Collaborates with the University of Nairobi to deliver infectious disease training and research programs.