We are excited to announce the appointment of Dr Shola Dele-Olowu as our first West Africa Programme Manager. With Shola’s appointment we are proud to have a base in West Africa, which marks a critical milestone in the growth of AMP Health. This expansion means we now have dedicated support staff working in East, West and Southern Africa, enhancing our capacity to support our embedded Management Partners.

From experiential learning workshops to embedded leadership and management support and mentorship, AMP Health and the GFF have been able to make a tangible difference by supporting the dedicated public health leaders who are committed to enhancing the delivery of healthcare on the ground in Nigeria.

Ghana’s newly launched Country Innovation Platform (CIP) is aiming to achieve the next groundbreaking innovation in healthcare in Ghana. The project is rooted in driving healthcare solutions for the people, by the people.

Four years ago, Ghana moved to create six new regions, presenting a unique opportunity to improve public access to services. However, building effective health services in new regions that are still largely rural is a mammoth task. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) partnered with AMP Health to support leadership and management capability development for the newly established Regional Health Management Teams, which are responsible for health services in the six new regions.

Last month, AMP Health convened our first cross-country in-person Leadership Lab since the Covid-19 pandemic. The multi-day event, held in Maputo, Mozambique, brought together NCD teams from Liberia, Malawi and Mozambique, and focused on empowering them to make a strong investment case for NCDs in their countries.

There are over 8 million people living in Togo, West Africa, and yet if you asked, no one could have told you how many community health workers there were in the country. An innovative community health worker mapping initiative aims to address this. The project was recently carried out by the Division of Community Health and the Elderly (or DSCPA, to give it its French acronym) with the support of AMP Health.

We are truly delighted to have welcomed six new members to the AMP Health Partnership Board this year. They are outstanding individuals who reflect the communities we serve and are equally passionate about our ethos as an Africa-based initiative.