First female Ward Counselor of Kabamba Speaks Of Her Journey
The word ‘woman’ in certain societies spells weak, dependent, child bearer and incapable. This is not so different in Zambia as evidenced by the…
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Handover of over 1,000 bicycles for malaria elimination program
The elimination of malaria in five areas of Zambia by 2015 remains an ambitious goal for the Government of Zambia. The National Malaria Control…
GRZ NMCC modular lab highlighted in AJTM artcile
Akros Director of Research, Daniel Bridges, along with CEO Anna Winters and other partners recently published an article in the American Journal of Tropical…
CLTS creates demand for sanitation marketing and SLTS
As chiefdoms attain an open defecation free (ODF) status in Zambia, they have begun looking at sanitation from a much broader perspective by looking…
Akros assists mapping of Ebola virus in Mali
As part of its humanitarian support to the Republic of Mali, Akros has been conducting a five-day mapping exercise of Bamako, Mali’s capital, which…
The feasibility of Malaria Elimination in Kazungula District
The World Health Organisation defines malaria elimination as the permanent interruption of local mosquito-borne malaria transmission in a defined geographical area, usually at the…
Akros joins MESA Track
The Akros research portfolio is now available on the MESA Track database. MESA Track is a freely available database of research projects relevant to…
Celebrating Christmas with Mercy Ministries
On Dec 11 Akros staff held a Christmas celebration with nearly 300 orphans and vulnerable children from Mercy Ministries’ Chifundo School. Akros also donated…
Chief Mukobela tells of how his chiefdom attained ODF status in a single year
Chief Mukobela is one of the first chiefs to attain open defecation free status (ODF) for his chiefdom in Zambia. Having attained ODF status…
University of Montana student works with Akros in Zambia for her practicum
Akros has recently begun partnering with university graduate programs to offer practical knowledge and experience to students with an interest in health around the…