Impact Report 2024

Amref Health Africa UK's 2024 impact report covers 19.1 million people directly reached across 37 African countries through 172 programmes. Work spans primary healthcare, maternal health, child immunisation, clean water access, FGM/C elimination and health worker training. The report also addresses the severe impact of 2025's USAID and UK Aid cuts on communities and Amref's strategy to diversify income and strengthen African-led health systems.

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📋About

Primary healthcare strengthening, community health worker training, maternal health, child immunisation, WASH, HIV/AIDS/TB screening, FGM/C elimination, sexual and reproductive health, mental health support

📊Key Metrics

19.1 million people directly reached across 37 countries in Africa Key Metric 1
54,133 health workers trained; 172 programmes implemented Key Metric 2
134,638 people given access to clean water; 543,239 children immunised Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • 288,681 women completed WHO-recommended antenatal appointments; 56,040 births assisted by skilled professionals
  • 36,017 survivors of sexual or gender-based violence supported with treatment or referral
  • FGM/C rates falling in Casamance, Senegal through community girl champion model; 71,445 community change agents trained on sexual and reproductive health rights

📍Geography

International

2025 Enhanced

Annual Review April 2024 to March 2025

Social care services provided to thousands of people with learning disabilities; information and advice service caseloads growing in complexity; financial resilience rebuilt ahead of NI cost pressures
Key Metric 1
Omaze Yorkshire House Draw partnership raised £3.9m in 6 weeks with Jodie Whittaker as ambassador; awareness of people with learning disability significantly boosted through campaign
Key Metric 2
Voices Council (led by people with learning disabilities) challenged decisions on service handbacks, agency staffing and benefits access; new strategy to 2030 under development; new CEO Jon Sparkes OBE joined June 2024
Key Metric 3
Rebuilt financial resilience ahead of NI cost increases — 'more fortunate than many in the sector'; 80th anniversary approaching; new CEO appointed to lead strategy development
2024 Enhanced

Annual Report and Accounts 2024

518 new guide dog partnerships created in 2024 — 10% increase beating projections; 1,379 new puppies from breeding programme; 400th buddy dog partnership matched
Key Metric 1
17,500+ volunteers giving 12 million+ volunteer hours collectively; 2,400+ volunteers looked after dogs; 7,000+ training sessions on tech, travel and life skills delivered by Vision Rehabilitation Specialists
Key Metric 2
£47m raised through Sponsor a Puppy; £3.1m from raffles; £8.3m increased income from gifts in Wills; 3.45 million clicks to digital information and advice content; 5,900 visits to new Tech Selector assistive tech review tool
Key Metric 3
1,864 children and family members attended My Time to Play sessions; 6,852 large-print books delivered; 5,991 habilitation sessions completed to help children learn essential skills; 432,817 online learners accessing digital content
2025 Enhanced

Annual Report 2024-25

202,694 people supported across 270 locations; 74,070 in drug and alcohol; 102,531 in mental health; 1,035 in learning disability; turnover £191.9m
Key Metric 1
96% of regulated services rated Good or Outstanding by CQC; 12,456 naloxone kits dispensed (5.6% increase); 11,405 Hepatitis C tests (59% increase); 7,448 FibroScans (300% increase)
Key Metric 2
234 peer mentors; 82 volunteers; 5,194 colleagues (60% with lived experience); £7.79m invested in local VCSE organisations; £131.87m social value from local employment
Key Metric 3
87% of people supported have overall positive experience; 90% feel safe; 774/1,063 (72%) in Birmingham social prescribing service achieved goals across health, community, emotional and employment domains; new Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership reached over 160 staff in year one