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Welcome to Africa Health Organisation
Africa Health Organisation (AHO) is Africa's international
public health agency founded by Graciano Masauso in 1999 in Harare Zimbabwe and
established in 2009 in Norwich the UK with the aim to revolutionise health and
social care that is fit for the needs of African people.
AHO achieves this through
health redesign and social innovation. Africa's health service needs radical
reform and massive infrastructure of its systems. "African people face
disadvantages and severe inequality in health and social care." (Lara, insert).
AHO is a specialised health agency that provides technical cooperation and
mobilises resources to improve the health and the quality of life of people on
the African continent. AHO's goal is Health for All at the point of Need.
Thank you for visiting our website, however, the new website is under
construction. Please bear with us.
Managing
HIV-infected healthcare workers
Some countries restrict HIV-infected healthcare workers from performing clinical
procedures, known as “exposure prone procedures” to protect patients from the
risk of infection. Other countries do not have policy or decide on case
by case basis. Such procedures, which occur mainly in specialties such as
surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, dentistry and some aspects of midwifery and
specialist nursing, carry a risk that the healthcare worker could injure
themselves and bleed into the patient’s open tissues, with a consequent risk of
infection. There have only been four reported cases of transmissions of HIV from
infected and untreated healthcare workers although there are doubts of such
figures due to lack of collection of data in poor countries with high infection
rates. UK is one of the few countries that restricts HIV-infected healthcare
workers and is currently consulting on relaxing such restrictions. To what
extent do you agree with restricting HIV-infected healthcare workers from
performing "exposure prone procedures?"
Take part in the
consultation on managing HIV-infected
healthcare workers.
AHO
Launches new Internships starting summer 2013.
AHO has launched three types of internships to meet the needs of the
organisation and interns. "We now have 3 types of
internships: bilateral,
tailor-made and general internships" said AHO Founder, Mr Graciano-Upenyu-Mbilikila-Kalomokapuwe-Chililabombwe Dhaka-Nguluve-Kuzwayo-Masauso.
AHO
in partnership with African Association of Disabled People.
African
Association of Disabled People signed a MOU with AHO. The group is a user-led group which champions
the cause of African disabled people.
The association will launch projects to improve the lives of disabled people.
AHO
to priorities work on Medical Exchange Programme (MEXEPRO).
Africa Health Organisation will prioritise work on its Flagship programme, Medical
Exchange Programme (MEXEPRO) to promote sharing of knowledge. The programme provides a
window for engaging with Africa and the world in the field of health and
medicine through exchange, visits, research, study, pairing, placements,
jungle medicine expedition, etc.
AHO to put
mental health on its top priority agenda in 2013.
AHO will prioritise mental health in 2013 to increase awareness and understanding of mental
health issues.
It is setting up massive campaign to promote awareness of mental illness and
access to treatment.
World
Kidney Day
is celebrated on 13 March 2014 across the world.
We encourage people to DONATE KIDNEY FOR LIFE AHO is
launching a massive drive
in partnership with other voluntary and community organisations
to carry out screening and promote organ donation.
AHO achieves this through
health redesign and social innovation. Africa's health service needs radical
reform and massive infrastructure of its systems. "African people face
disadvantages and severe inequality in health and social care." (Lara, insert).
AHO is a specialised health agency that provides technical cooperation and
mobilises resources to improve the health and the quality of life of people on
the African continent. AHO's goal is Health for All at the point of Need.
AHO
to priorities work on Medical Exchange Programme (MEXEPRO).
AHO to put
mental health on its top priority agenda in 2013.
World
Kidney Day
is celebrated on 13 March 2014 across the world.
We encourage people to DONATE KIDNEY FOR LIFE