Dr. Florence Temu

Salamu za Rambirambi

Today, we celebrate International Women's Day 2026 by honoring the incredible women advancing community health across Tanzania. 💜 @AmrefTanzania, women are at the heart of change serving as community health workers, nurses, leaders, and advocates who ensure communities have access to quality, equitable healthcare. Investing in women’s leadership means building stronger, healthier communities. Together, let’s continue accelerating progress toward health equity for all. #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 #AccelerateAction #WomenInHealth #AmrefTanzania @DrFlo6 @Aisa_Muya @Amref_Worldwide

✅ NCDs cannot wait — and neither can our response. At the 2nd Primary Health Care Congress in Nairobi, Dr. Florence Temu, Country Director of @AmrefTanzania , joined global health leaders during a partner-led session hosted by Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology to discuss strengthening the management of non-communicable diseases in rural settings. 💡 NCDs remain underfinanced and face major human resource gaps, particularly in rural communities. @DrFlo6 emphasized the need to integrate NCD services into every health financing envelope and program rather than treating them as stand alone initiatives. She also called for health insurance schemes to include essential NCD services from screening and diagnostics to treatment while ensuring medicines and services remain affordable. 👩🏾‍⚕️ Community Health Workers are also central to expanding access through task shifting and community-based service delivery. Her key message highlighted the “3E approach” to NCD control:
🔍 Early detection through community screening
💊 Early diagnosis and treatment with access to essential diagnostics and medicines
🚑 Early referral to the appropriate level of care Strong governance, effective health information systems, and community engagement remain critical to reducing the growing burden of NCDs. #PHCCongress #PrimaryHealthCare #NCDs #CommunityHealth #AmrefHealthAfrica #HealthForAll @AmrefUniversity @Amref_Worldwide

@CDCTanzania @AmrefTanzania @thpstz @ICAP_Tanzania @mdh_tanzania Homgera sana!

“Honored to receive the Bwogi Award recognizing teamwork, dedication, & the impact of behavioral HIV prevention. Leading behavioral prevention programs has been both challenging & fulfilling. Proud to support community-driven change in Tanzania. #LocallyEngagedStaff Appreciation

Happy Zanzibar Revolution Day 🎉 Celebrating 62 years of Zanzibar Revolution 🇹🇿 #MapinduziDay #ZanzibarRevolutionDay @Amref_Worldwide

Uzazi ni Maisha 🤱🏽🏥 | Partnership in action In Zanzibar, @AmrefTanzania , led by our Board Chair @tonychams & Country Director @DrFlo6, handed over essential medical equipment to the Ministry of Health, strengthening safe delivery services in 28 health facilities across the islands. The handover ceremony was graced by Dr. Mngereza Mzee Miraji, Permanent Secretary, @mohznz1, highlighting the shared commitment to maternal and newborn health. This milestone marks the fourth and final phase of the #UzaziNiMaisha initiative, delivered in close collaboration with the @mohznz1, @AbsaTanzania, and committed partners united by one shared goal safer childbirth for every mother and newborn. Together, we are strengthening health systems, supporting frontline health workers, and ensuring life saving care reaches where it is needed most 🤝.

Thanks to @Amref_es for taking the lead as @Amref_Worldwide wins the 22nd Navarra International Award for Solidarity (2025). I was honored to accept on behalf of @Amref_Worldwide

A proud moment for @Amref_Worldwide on the global stage 🇪🇸✨ @DrFlo6, Country Director of @AmrefTanzania proudly received the 22nd Navarra International Award for Solidarity 2025 🏆🌍 on behalf of @Amref_Worldwide a prestigious recognition of our unwavering commitment to advancing health across Africa. @DrFlo6 was joined by Ana Díaz-Cano, Country Lead for Amref 🇪🇸, whose leadership and dedicated team played a key role in the successful submission that secured this distinguished award. This global recognition honour's Amref Health Africa’s transformative work in: 💪 Strengthening health systems 👧🏽 Empowering women and young people 🤝 Driving community-led solutions 👏 Thank you to the Government of Navarra, the jury, and all our partners for believing in the power of solidarity, dignity, and partnership. 🤝 Together, we continue shaping a healthier, more equitable future for Africa.  #HealthForAll #SolidarityAward2025 #NavarraAward #CommunityHealth #WomenAndGirls

📸 We’re excited to be part of #CPHIA2025, where Africa’s public health leaders, innovators, and changemakers are redefining the continent’s health future. ✨ From innovation showcases to bold discussions, this year’s conference sets the stage for a stronger, more self-reliant Africa. #CPHIA2025 #PublicHealthConference #NewPublicHealthOrder #HealthForAll #InnovationInHealth @AfricaCDC

All roads led to Tanga! 🚗🌿 📸 @AmrefTanzania joined the national World Food Day celebration in Tanga 🎉 under the theme: “Tuungane Pamoja Kupata Chakula kwa Maisha Bora ya Baadaye” 🤝🥦🍠 @AmrefTanzania , Through its Afya Himilivu Project funded by 🇮🇪 @IrlEmbTanzania and in collaboration with Pangani District Council 🏥 we showcased how community led solutions build climate-resilient 💨🌾 health systems that serve women and children in communities areas. 👩‍⚕️💬 Our amazing Community Health Workers delivered live demos 🍲, shared nutrition tips 🥗, conducted health screenings 💉📏, and inspired families to lead healthier lives! 🙏 Asante Sana @IrlEmbTanzania 🇮🇪 for supporting communities to thrive through accessible, quality health and nutrition services. Together, we’re growing stronger, healthier, and more resilient communities 🌿👨‍👩‍👧‍👦✨ #WorldFoodDay2025 #NutritionMatters #ClimateResilientHealth #SRHR

@DrFlo6 @AmrefTanzania @YALINetwork @WHO @TzHealthSummit @TrackYourHeart @PromesseCKaniki @PetriderPaul @onehealth_tz @OHinAction @ntulikapologwe @MarcelIshimwe1 Thank you to every speaker, delegate, and partner for making this ISC extraordinary..

@DrFlo6 @AmrefTanzania @YALINetwork @WHO @TzHealthSummit @TrackYourHeart @PromesseCKaniki @PetriderPaul @onehealth_tz @OHinAction @ntulikapologwe @MarcelIshimwe1 We also received inspiring messages on proactiveness and digital health efforts from Dr. Rita Mutayoba (Technical Director, Afya Thabiti) and Madam Rebecca Sanga (M&E Specialist, Afya Thabiti).

We were honored to host a lineup of impactful leaders. Dr. Florence Temu @DrFlo6 (Country Director, AMREF Health Africa in Tanzania), @AmrefTanzania our Guest of Honour, emphasized that transformation requires collaboration, compassion, and courage.

Member States adopted the modalities resolution for the 2nd #UNGA High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness & Response Milestone commitment to a country-led process complementing the Pandemic Agreement & advancing global health security 🔗 documents.un.org/doc/undoc/ltd/…

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In memory of our fallen colleagues - day 3 Nurse Jane: "A healer’s hands may rest, but the heart that served with compassion will inspire forever." RIP Nurse Jane. @Amref_Worldwide @AMREFFlyingDocs @daktari1 @WHO @MOH_Kenya @EmergencyNurses

𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟕, 𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟕 marked the beginning of our mission to save lives. 𝟔𝟖 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, we faced our greatest loss. As we honour our colleagues who perished in service, we commit to carrying forward the life-saving mission they so bravely upheld.

On 7th August, my birthday, we were visited by tragedy of unimaginable proportions. Launched on 7th August 1957 (yes same date!) @AMREFFlyingDocs has focused on the mission of saving lives through our flying doctors service - safely, reliably. On this day, 68 years later to the date and for the first time ever, 4 of those we value most in this duty, our emergency response team, perished without a chance to be saved. So suddenly not even the service they have so professionally carried out for years of saving the lives of others was of use to them. Destined for Hargeisa (Somaliland) to save the life of a critically ill child, death became their destiny taking with them two other lives in Mwihoko 😢 We are gutted, devastated with no answers to our questions. As we mourn and celebrate our heroes across our @Amref_Worldwide family together with their families, friends and the communities they served, we will let the mission they lived and died for continue to shine, supported as we always are by all around the world 🙏 Fare thee well our colleagues, our friends 💔

@daktari1 This is truly devastating and shocking news!

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