Objective
To strengthen access to quality primary and referral healthcare, with a focus on underserved communities, maternal and child health, and reliable facility infrastructure.
Practical interventions
- Rural clinics and primary healthcare centres
- Hospital construction and rehabilitation
- Mobile medical camps
- Maternal and newborn healthcare
- Child health and immunisation support
- Diagnostic laboratories
- Emergency medical services
- Ambulances and patient transport
- Telemedicine and digital health
- Medicines and essential medical supplies
- Healthcare professional training
- Infectious disease prevention
- Malaria and other locally relevant disease programmes
- Mental health and psychosocial support
- Nutrition and preventative healthcare
- Reproductive health education
- Disability rehabilitation services
- Medical equipment and maintenance
- Community health-worker programmes
- Healthcare solar electrification and safe water systems
Challenges addressed
- Long distances to the nearest clinic and few trained health workers in rural areas
- High maternal and newborn mortality where skilled birth care is not available
- Facilities without electricity, clean water, diagnostics or essential medicines
- Preventable diseases such as malaria, diarrhoea and respiratory infections
- Limited mental-health, rehabilitation and emergency services
Implementation and sustainable operation
Implementation approach
All health work is planned with ministries of health so that new or upgraded facilities are staffed, supplied and included in national systems. AMAF focuses on what often limits care in practice: power, water, equipment, transport and training.
Sustainable operation
Facilities are handed over within the public health system with an agreed staffing plan, budget line and maintenance schedule. Solar power and water systems reduce running costs, and equipment is chosen for local serviceability.
Who is involved and how we will measure it
Potential beneficiaries
Relevant technologies
Potential partnerships
Outcome indicators
- Facilities built, rehabilitated or equipped
- Facilities with reliable power and water
- Patient consultations supported
- Skilled birth attendance in supported areas
- Health workers trained
Sustainable Development Goals
This pillar describes AMAF's programme scope and development ambition. It does not state that every activity listed is currently operating. Verified projects are listed in the Projects Directory.
