Program areas at AMHF
AMH supports mission hospitals and medical clinics in the Sub-Saharan region of Africa. It provides financial support and expertise that strengthens its mission hospital partners to serve people in greatest need. AMH's programs focus on strengthening and expanding clinical care, equipment and infrastructure, medical education, and hospital operations. In 2022, AMH made investments that will make more than 2.2 million lifetime patient visits possible and approximately 169,787 direct patient visits over the twelve months. AMH also enabled a total of 9,961 surgical and corrective procedures.Continued on Schedule OAMH's selected investments in equipment and infrastructure during 2022 included: Construction of a training community center building and expansion of the solar power system at Kibuye Hope Hospital (Burundi); completion of 4 new oxygen plants in Kenya, Malawi, and Gabon; completion of our construction support for a cardio-thoracic training center at Tenwek Hospital, Kenya; water and power projects at Maua Methodist Hospital (Kenya); completion of a new medical education complex at Kijabe Hospital (Kenya); and continued progress in developing a maternal-child center of excellence at Rwibaale medical center (Uganda). During 2022, our direct investments in equipment and infrastructure totaled $4.59 million, with 12 new projects started and 23 completed. AMH also enabled training for 963 healthcare workers through short courses, undergraduate and postgraduate programs, and anesthesia and clinical training programs. AMH's online learning platform enables training tailored for Kenyan Clinical Officers ("COs"), medical professionals like Physician Assistants in the United States. In 2022, 6,241 new users were enrolled on the online platform, totaling 14,267 professionals. Users from Kenya and 17 other countries are registered. 99,742 feedback instances were collected from these enrolled users, with 99.9% indicating they had learned something they did not know.
AMH provides direct sponsorship for selected surgeries under its "Surgical Access For Everyone" (SAFE) program; these surgeries were conducted at hospital partners in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Burundi, The Nuba Mountains, and Malawi. These surgical sponsorships not only directly assist the individual patients but also reward the hospitals for performing quality surgery, enable essential training and experience for surgical staff and residents, allow the hospitals to support their investments in expanded equipment and capacity, and promote overall quality at the facility.Continued on Schedule OAs part of our SAFE program, AMH continues to partner with watsi.org, a social media crowdfunding platform, to help fund selected surgeries. In 2022, the SAFE program made 2,283 surgeries and more than 500 traditional births possible at more than a dozen hospital partners.