AMREF  and the Flying Doctors have been doing groundbreaking and internationally recognized work for more than 5 decades. AMREF is the largest, politically independent African aid organization in the medical field. AMREF has its headquarters as the only international organization in a so-called Third World Country (Nairobi / Kenya).

AMREF's  mission and goal is to improve the health of the most disadvantaged people in Africa, to fight poverty and to sustainably raise the quality of life. AMREF researches applicable health promotion methods and develops cost-effective models for rural basic care systems.

AMREF  attaches particular importance to the training of local employees, in order to provide real help for self-help. As the only medical organization of this size, AMREF employs over 600 permanent staff in Africa, 97% of whom are Africans.

AMREF  provides internationally recognized research and education in numerous tropical diseases, in particular malaria and HIV / AIDS.

AMREF  and the Flying Doctors operate more than 120 radio stations, a well-developed supply network and now serve almost 200 remote "bush hospitals".

AMREF  operates numerous internationally recognized and funded projects in many sub-Saharan countries. Country Offices are located in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa, Ethiopia and South Sudan. AMREF is also active in other African countries, providing training programs and courses that bring medical knowledge to remote areas.

AMREF  Austria is one of 12 national offices in Europe and North America. The Austrian office was founded in 1992 by Dr. med. Walter Schmidjell. They carry the Austrian donation quality seal.

If you want to know more about the activities of AMREF Austria , they look forward to hearing from you!