HIGHLIGHT
Kyanguli
Secondary School Fire Tragedy
EALTH
FOUNDATION (AMHF)
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The AMHF was conceptualized in 2000 by Prof. David M. Ndetei,
Professor of Psychiatry, and University of Nairobi, Kenya with
the following motto which summarizes its mission:
“Dedicated
to Research for evidence-based Policy, Practice in and Promotion
of Mental and Neurological Health and Healthy Behavior”
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AMHF was registered on 18th March 2004 as an International Non-Governmental
Organization (NGO, REG NO: 218/051/2003/0417/2976) to operate
anywhere inside and outside Kenya. Since its inception, it has
carried out and/or participated in the following research activities:
1. Study on the Assessment of the Linkages Between Drug Abuse,
Injecting Drug Abuse and HIV/AIDS in Kenya in collaboration
with United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
2. The Nairobi Secondary Schools Survey on Drug Abuse, Emotional
and Conduct Disorders
3. A study of Stress/Burnout, the related factors and their
impacts on Job related performance
4. A Study of Patients Admitted at Mathari Hospital and the
perceived impact of mental illness on the family
5. Mathari Hospital Study on Burden of Disease on Relatives
6. Busia Project – Developing Cognitive tools to understand
HIV/AIDS prevention mechanism among primary school children
in collaboration with Imperial College, University of London
7. Bondo Project – Does Treating Malaria Improve a Child’s
Concentration? in collaboration with Imperial College, University
of London
8. Mental Health in Refugee Children
9. Mental Health Aspects in Traditional Treatment in Kenya
10. A Survey of Mental Health Training and migration in Africa
11. A Survey of Mental Health Resources in Kenya in collaboration
with World Health Organisation (WHO).
12. The Psychosocial Aspects of the Kyanguli School Fire Tragedy
13. Psychological effects of the Nairobi US Embassy Bomb Blast
on Pregnant Women and their Children in collaboration with Africa
Medical Research Foundation (AMREF) and United States Agency
for International Development (USAID)
14. Standardization of Psychometric Instruments for Kenya
15. Drug Abuse Information and Surveillance in Kenya in collaboration
with UNODC
16. A survey of Mental Health and Substance Abuse in General
Medical Facilities in Kenya in collaboration with WHO
17. Psychiatric Morbidities, Substance Abuse and HIV Among Prisons’
Population in Kenya – an ongoing collaboration with the
Prisons Department, Government of Kenya, UNODC, WHO, BasicNeeds,
North West Forensic Academic Network (NWFAN), Prison Health
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