Dr. Martin Muchangi (PhD)

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Health priorities are bankable when clearly defined and reform-linked, turning ambition into plans partners can support. At the High-Level Forum on Sustainable Health Financing in Morocco, I discussed the shift we need: treating health as investment. Financing is about credibility, not ambition.

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🌍 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚. From rising heat and floods to shifting disease patterns and food insecurity, #climatechange is already reshaping health risks for millions across the continent. Yet Africa still lacks enough locally generated evidence to guide climate and health policies. Today at the 2nd #PHCCongress in Nairobi, @Amref_Worldwide and partners launched the Pan-African Centre for Research and Policy on #Climate Change and #Health, hosted at @AmrefUniversity. The Centre will generate the research, policy insights, and partnerships needed to confront climate-driven health threats across #Africa, ensuring solutions are grounded in African realities. As speakers highlighted during the launch, tackling the #ClimateCrisis will require stronger research, regional collaboration, and resilient primary health care systems. Because protecting Africa’s future means protecting the health of its people. The Centre, funded by @IDRC_CRDI and @FCDOGovUK, is a collaborative effort of Amref Health Africa, Amref International University, the @UBBotswana, @KPMG, Africa International University, @PACJA1, and the @RockefellerFdn. #PHCCongress2026 #ClimateHealth #PrimaryHealthCare @WHOAFRO @AfricaCDC @Agness_A @AGNESAfrica1 @KEMRI_Wellcome

After five years of NTDs intervention across western Kenya, the results are clear: ✔ Bilharzia prevalence reduced by nearly 90% ✔ Heavy-intensity infections driven to zero in targeted wards ✔ 72 schools revisited—ensuring no community is left behind But intestinal worms persist in localised hotspots. Now, the data is driving a smarter approach: shifting from broad treatment to laser-focused action in the hardest-hit schools. Discover how we are shaping the journey toward ending parasitic diseases in Kenya: newsroom.amref.org/blog/2026/02/a… @endfund @BungomaCountyKe @VihigaCountyGov @Kakamega_037 @TransNzoia @NPHIKenya @CIFFchild @NdiranguWanjuki @martinmuchangi

𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡: 𝐖𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲'𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞. We just reviewed our health facility assessments across seven counties in Kenya. The findings are sobering: ✔️ Only 6-18% of primary health facilities are "service ready" ✔️ Most facilities lose power during floods (when they're needed most) ✔️ Supply chains collapse during extreme weather events ✔️ Health workers can't reach facilities during #climate disasters But here's what really concerns us: #Health systems are still designed based on historical climate patterns that no longer exist. Example: ✔️ Malaria commodities are stocked based on "typical" rainy seasons ✔️ But rainy seasons are no longer typical ✔️ So, health facilities run out of supplies during unexpected surges ✔️ And children die waiting Health systems are playing catch-up with a crisis that's accelerating. The question is, what if we flipped the model? Instead of reactive health systems that respond to disease after it strikes. What if we built anticipatory health systems that predict and prevent outbreaks? What would that look like? ✔️ Climate data + health data integrated in real-time ✔️ AI-powered early warning systems that predict disease surges 7-14 days ahead ✔️ Green infrastructure (solar power, rainwater harvesting) that keeps facilities running during disasters ✔️ Mobile clinics that reach communities cut off by floods ✔️ Trained frontline workers who can act on early warnings This isn't science fiction. The #technology exists. The question is: Do we have the will to reimagine health systems for the climate reality we're living in? How can we work together to design for tomorrow's climate, not yesterdays? #ClimateHealth #HealthSystems #Innovation #ClimateResilience #GlobalHealth #FutureOfHealth #HealthInnovation #ClimateAdaptation #PublicHealth @WHOKenya @UNFCCC @WBG_Climate @ClimateReality @martinmuchangi @AfricaClimate

QFFD has signed a USD 2,754,061 grant agreement with Amref Health Africa to support the Urban Health Project in the Republic of Kenya. The initiative aims to enhance primary healthcare services and expand access to essential water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, benefiting 225,000 people living in the informal settlements of Nairobi and Nakuru, with a particular focus on women, girls, persons with disabilities, and the elderly. The signing ceremony was witnessed by H.E. Dr. Mariam bint Ali bin Nasser Al-Misnad, Minister of State for International Cooperation, H.E. Sheikh Thani bin Hamad Al Thani, Chairperson of QFFD, and Mr. Dr martin Muchangi, the Director of Population Health & Environment of Amref. The agreement was formalized by Mr. Fahad Hamad Al-Sulaiti, Director General, and Dr. Meshack Ndirangu, Country Director of Amref Kenya, on the sidelines of Doha Forum 2025.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 Meet Salome Ogutu, a Community Health Promoter in Siaya County, Kenya. Three weeks ago, Salome did something remarkable: she predicted a malaria outbreak before it happened. Salome has worked in her community for 12 years. She knows the rhythm of disease, when malaria cases spike, when they fade. But over the past five years, she's noticed something changing. "The rains used to come in April and stop in June. Now they come late, stay longer, and flood areas that were always dry. With these new flooding patterns, mosquito breeding has increased. This year, after unusually heavy October rains, Salome saw pools of water in places she'd never seen it before. She remembered what happened last year: three weeks after similar flooding, malaria cases exploded. Salome mobilised her group of community health promoters. They educated parents about malaria symptoms, conducted malaria testing and referred expectant mothers their local health facility to receive bed nets. They worked with local health facilities to pre-position rapid diagnostic tests and medicines. Two weeks later, malaria cases started rising, but the community was ready. Early detection. Early treatment. Zero deaths. Salome's insight wasn't from a computer model or satellite data. It was from lived experience combined with pattern recognition. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬: What if we could combine Salome's frontline knowledge with climate data and digital tools? What if every community health worker had an early warning system that amplified their expertise? 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬: Augmenting indigenous knowledge with technology! Technology can tell us when the rains are coming. But Salome can tell us where the water will pool, which families are most vulnerable, and how to reach them before they fall ill. To all the Salomes out there: You are the first line of defense against climate-driven health threats. We see you. We're learning from you. And we're building systems that amplify your voice, not replace it. 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲: What's one example of frontline health workers predicting or preventing a crisis through local knowledge? We’d love to hear your stories. #ClimateHealth #CommunityHealth #HealthWorkforce #LocalLeadership #GlobalHealth #ClimateResilience #Kenya #HealthWorkers #PrimaryCare @martinmuchangi @SeedGlobal

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐔𝐬 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚 A child’s fever shouldn’t depend on the weather. Yet in Turkana, Kenya’s dry north, rain now decides who gets sick, and when. When the El Niño rains arrived in mid-2024, they brought life back to the desert. But when the floods receded, they left behind still water and something far more dangerous. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠. Between January and October 2024, over 437,000 malaria cases were recorded in Turkana County. Children aged 2–14 were hit hardest, with prevalence as high as 39 %, compared to Kenya’s 6 % national average. The April–July El Niño rains followed months of drought. When the water finally drained, it created the perfect breeding grounds for mosquitoes. Cases spiked after the rains proving the danger isn’t just rainfall, but its timing and extremes. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝. Not a slow rise in temperature, but wild swings, drought, then flood, that overwhelm the systems meant to protect families. Higher temperatures and unpredictable rainfall have turned Turkana into a year-round malaria zone, expanding risk into areas once thought too dry for transmission. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. If health systems could forecast these climate-driven surges 7–14 days in advance the way we forecast weather they could pre-position supplies, deploy mobile clinics, and activate community health promoters before children fall ill. That’s the shift from reactive to anticipatory health, where data, climate foresight, and community action save lives. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡. How do we move global health from reacting to climate shocks to anticipating them, so no child’s survival depends on the timing of rain? We would love to hear from others working at the intersection of climate and health: What patterns are you seeing? What's working? #ClimateHealth #GlobalHealth #DataForGood #HealthInnovation #ClimateResilience #PublicHealth #Kenya #MalariaElimination

🚨🚨🚨 #ALF2025 is on! Every year, we reach over 8 million people across Kenya through innovative solutions, made possible by strong partnerships with the Ministry of Health, line ministries, development agencies, and communities at the centre of everything we do. 💡 How do we achieve this? Through continuous learning, collaboration, and shared leadership, within our country office and beyond our programmes. Join the conversation and follow our reflections and insights from this year’s Annual Learning Forum using #ALF2025, where we turn insight into impact. #8MVoices4PHC @GlobalFund @JNJNews @MastercardFdn @JijiHealth @VillgroAfrica

The Kenya Climate Change and Health Strategy (2024–2029) launched at #ECHAfrica25, delivers a bold and comprehensive plan to strengthen health systems and build resilient communities in the face of #climatechange. Spearheaded by @MOH_Kenya, the strategy directly confronts the urgent public health risks posed by climate change, demanding decisive adaptation and mitigation efforts. Read more: newsroom.amref.org/press-releases… #ClimateAction @arin_africa

From our experience in @KituiCounty, integrated interventions like the One Health approach are the linchpin of climate resilience — connecting human, animal, and environmental health to tackle emerging threats and protect livelihoods. Through the @AfricaCDC's Saving Lives and Livelihoods (SLL) project,Amref has applied this integrated model to deliver joint human and animal health services to over 214 remote communities across Kitui’s arid and semi-arid regions. The approach brings together immunisations, NCD screenings, treatment for common ailments, environmental education, and livestock vaccinations — reducing disease burdens and strengthening local health systems. We have learnt that when communities and ecosystems thrive together, health security and climate resilience grow stronger. - Juliet Akinyi - @Amref_Kenya #ECHAfrica25 @arin_africa @ENBEL_H2020 @NemaKenya @KEMRI_Kenya @wellcometrust @martinmuchangi

MUCHANGI (@Amref_Worldwide) There is a need for science to influence policy. Communities that are suffering must be touched for us to count ourselves as winners@arin_africa @ENBEL_H2020 @MOH_Kenya @KEMRI_Kenya @NemaKenya @wellcometrust #ECHAfrica25

Integrating health into #ClimateAction is more urgent than ever. Kenya is already facing serious effects of #climatechange, including prolonged droughts, floods, and rising temperatures. These challenges threaten lives, put pressure on health systems, and increase inequalities. The launch of the Kenya Climate Change and Health Strategy 2024–2029 is a bold step toward building health systems that can withstand climate impacts. This strategy offers a clear plan to protect communities from health risks linked to climate change, improve disease surveillance, boost emergency preparedness, and make sure every climate policy puts people’s health and wellbeing first. This is more than just a plan; it is a national promise to protect lives as the world gets warmer. #ECHAfrica25 @UNFCCC @ClimateReality @KEMRI_Kenya @martinmuchangi

Are you heading to the @WorldHealthSmt 2025 in Berlin? Join us for a roundtable discussion: "Pathways to COP30: A Climate and Health Conversation". 📅 Sunday, 12 October 2025 🕚 11:00 – 12:00 CEST 📍 Side Meeting II, Berlin The #ClimateCrisis is a health crisis. Yet, health receives less than 1% of climate funding. At #COP30, we have the chance to change this narrative. This session will bring together leaders from governments, multilaterals, civil society, academia, and the private sector to shape a shared roadmap that puts health at the heart of #ClimateAction. ✨ Don’t miss this important conversation at #WHS2025! #AmrefAtWHS2025

📢📢📢At #Agitech2025, our team joined leaders shaping the future of agribusiness under the theme “Safeguarding the Future of Agribusiness through Youth Inclusion, Financial Empowerment, Technology and Sustainability.” On the Stewardship Panel, we emphasised that healthy communities are the backbone of resilient food systems. True stewardship extends beyond profits; it means ensuring that young people, women, and farmers have equitable access to health, finance, and technology while building climate-resilient and sustainable value chains. 🔑 In our 2023–2030 Strategic Plan, stewardship means investing in: ✅ Addressing public health emergencies so communities can withstand shocks. ✅ Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Kenya to reduce disease burden and protect both human and animal health. ✅ Strengthening livelihoods through agriculture, linking health and economic resilience to unlock opportunities for youth and women. 🤝 By bridging health, agriculture, and climate action, #Amref continues to champion people-centred solutions that build resilience and drive sustainable transformation. #Amref4PHC #Impact4Health #SustainableFuture @NorwayInKenya @kilimokenya @Amref_UK

🚨🚨HAPPENING TODAY! Are you a researcher or institution working on climate change and health in Eastern & Southern Africa? 🌍 Join us for a webinar providing details on the Expression of Interest (EOI) for proposals under the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Hub for Research and Policy on Climate Change and Health (2025–2028). The ESA ARCH Hub is funding innovative, gender-sensitive research projects to strengthen resilient health systems and protect vulnerable communities. 📌 Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about eligibility, thematic priorities, and application guidelines. Register in advance for this webinar: amref.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

“If the Africa Climate Summit (#ACS2) doesn't put health at the centre of its discussion, the conference will have missed its purpose. #ClimateAction without health at its core is incomplete and ineffective.” – Dr. Martin Muchangi - @martinmuchangi #AmrefAtACS2 @ACS2ET @KenyaCIC @UNFCCC

Yesterday, at the #ACS2, @Amref_Worldwide, @AmrefUniversity and @AGNESAfrica1, with support from the @wellcometrust, launched the Climate Change and Health Negotiators’ Curriculum. This first-of-its-kind curriculum is a game changer for Africa’s climate diplomacy. It seeks to equip African negotiators with the technical expertise, evidence, and advocacy skills needed to ensure that health is no longer sidelined in climate negotiations, but recognised as the human face of #climatechange. 💡 Voices from the launch: ✔️ Modi Mwatsama (@wellcometrust): “Now is the time to train negotiators and anchor Africa’s climate diplomacy in science.” ✔️ Ama Essel (@AGNESAfrica1): “This curriculum will help Africa negotiate with one strong voice.” ✔️ Petronila Adhiambo (@AGNESAfrica1): “With the right evidence, negotiators can shift global priorities for Africa’s health.” ✔️ Desta Lakew (@Amref_Worldwide): “Communities are on the front line. We must unite to put health on the climate agenda.” ✔️ Naveen Rao (@RockefellerFdn): “Health is the human face of climate change. We must change the narrative.” With this curriculum, #Africa moves from being a participant to an agenda-setter in global climate negotiations, amplifying its voice, influencing policy, and securing climate financing for health. #ACS2025 #AmrefAtACS2 @ACS2ET @AGNChairUNFCCC @UNFCCC @martinmuchangi

🌍 Historic moment at #ACS2! @Amref_Worldwide, @AmrefUniversity & @AGNESAfrica1, with support from @wellcometrust, launched a Climate & Health Negotiators’ Curriculum, equipping Africa’s negotiators to put health at the heart of climate action. 👉 newsroom.amref.org/news/2025/09/a…