🌟 Exciting News! Africa Frontline First is proud to announce the launch of its High-Level Council, chaired by H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. The council will provide strategic advice to Africa Frontline First, advocate for increased political will and resources for community health, and champion the professionalization of community health workers globally. Meet the founding council members: 🇱🇷 H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Former President of Liberia) 🌐Ray Chambers (Ambassador for Global Strategy, World Health Organization) 🌍H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya (Director General, Africa CDC) 🌟Graça Machel (Deputy Chair, The Elders Foundation) ⚕️margaret odera (Founder, CHW Champions Network) Read more: https://lnkd.in/dHU9ZgtB
Africa Frontline First
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Increase financing for community health to save and improve lives in Africa.
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Africa Frontline First is an Africa-led partnership from the Community Health Impact Coalition, the Financing Alliance for Health, and Last Mile Health, under the leadership of H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Africa Frontline First works in partnership with governments, donors, implementing partners, and regional institutions to close the community health funding gap in Africa and reach 100 million people with essential care by 2030.
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- 11-50 employees
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- Nairobi
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- 2022
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📢 Our latest newsletter is here! In it, you'll find: 🌍 Our #UNGA79 recap, where co-hosted an event with Africa Partners Collective to advocate for increased & aligned investments in community health workers 🎙️ Our Co-ED Nan Chen's interview on Dimagi's High Impact podcast 🌱 An update on our expansion to 17 countries in order to strengthen community health systems via Project BIRCH 🤝 How our partnership with Africa CDC is advancing coordinated financing and government ownership behind country-led programs Read more: https://bit.ly/40iI4pZ
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Last week, Africa Frontline First joined Africa CDC, donors, and stakeholders at a three-day health promotion conference in Uganda. Together with Living Goods, we showcased our work strengthening Uganda’s community health program. We're thrilled to see significant commitments from the government, including a $ 1 million increase in domestic funding for community health worker salaries, the allocation of 3.6% of the health budget for community health, and USAID's pledge to train 7,000 community health workers over the next three years. These efforts align with our mission, ensuring increased and coordinated financing behind country-led agendas for professionalized community health workers. We look forward to our continuing work with Living Goods under Project BIRCH to support Uganda in mapping resources, improving digital systems, and scaling the community health program.
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Last week at the #WorldHealthSummit, the Community Health Delivery Partnership, launched an important paper titled: “Investing in Community Health Workers to Accelerate Primary Health Care: Advancing Rights, Protections, and Systems Integration.” As a key partner in CHDP, we are honored to have contributed to this paper and remain committed to advocating for increased global, regional, and national coordination of investments in community health worker programs. Read the paper: https://bit.ly/4f83smd Watch the video: https://bit.ly/3zR8GUA
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Tomorrow, October 18 ➡️ Join our Co-Executive Director, Nan Chen, at the Johns Hopkins SAIS International Women’s Leadership Summit. Nan will participate in a fireside chat on 'Global Health and Justice in a Post-Pandemic Era: Building Resilience through Equity.' SAIS Women Lead
🌍 Join us for a panel discussion on Global Health and Justice in a Post-Pandemic Era: Building Resilience through Equity! 🗓 Date: Friday, October 18, 2024 🕒 Time: 2:00 PM 📍 Location: Theater Room 158 🔹 Nan Chen, Co-Executive Director of Africa Frontline First Nan Chen is an experienced leader in community health, currently serving as Co-Executive Director of Africa Frontline First, an Africa-led partnership dedicated to increasing financing for community health to save and improve lives across the continent. Previously, he was Managing Director of Health Systems Strengthening at Last Mile Health, where he supported global efforts to identify effective community health strategies. Nan has also worked with the Millennium Challenge Corporation on private-public partnerships, policy analysis, and nutrition interventions. Additionally, he advised small and medium enterprises in Kenya and has extensive experience with NGOs and social enterprises. He holds a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Chicago. ✨ Don’t miss this chance to engage with Nan and explore pathways to a resilient future for community health! #GlobalHealth #Equity #HealthJustice #PostPandemic #CommunityHealth #SWL #JHU
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"Teamwork makes the dream work." This couldn’t have been more true as we wrapped up our leadership retreat last week. It was inspiring to bring the team together last week to unite around our shared purpose: progress towards our goal of catalyzing $2 billion in funding to reach more than 200,000 professional community health workers and 100 million patients by 2030.
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On this International Day of the Girl Child, we honor women like Martina, whose dedication as a frontline health worker strengthens the health and well-being of women and girls. At Africa Frontline First, we work to make financing more available for community health, ensuring that community health workers—most of whom are women—receive the support they need to improve maternal and reproductive health, and provide critical care to their communities. Investing in them is investing in the future of gender equity and healthcare for all.
On International Day of the Girl Child, we celebrate the women health workers who break gender barriers and serve as role models for girls--like Martina, a community health supervisor in Grand Bassa County, Liberia. To travel between communities and health posts, Martina earned her motorcycle license, something few women in the country get the chance to do. The girls in the communities she serves say, "Aunty Martina can ride, so I can ride too." #DayOfTheGirl
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Dr. Issa Ouédraogo, Secretary General of Burkina Faso's Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene, on generating community health solutions with Living Goods and Africa Frontline First: “This project will strengthen our capacity to respond to local health challenges. We will mobilize all the necessary resources to ensure its success.” On Living Goods's blog, read more on strengthening policy to improve care in remote communities: https://bit.ly/3Xzqcoa
Strengthening Community Health Systems: Our Approach | Living Goods
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On Day 2 of our leadership retreat, the theme was #collaboration - and Africa Frontline First staff spent time in groups to elevate fresh perspectives, identify where we can work more closely, and brainstorm how we can move forward as a stronger, united team.
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Exciting News! Our Co-Executive Director, Nan Chen, is speaking at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Women International Leadership Summit on October 18 in Washington, DC! The summit will feature a keynote address from Her Excellency Dr. Vjosa Osmani, President of the Republic of Kosovo, alongside thought leaders from the World Bank, IMF, Brookings Institution, and more 🔑. 📅 Date: October 18th, 2024 💡 Theme: Envisioning a Just World 🔗 Register to join in person: https://bit.ly/3XL4UUw
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