Amref Health Africa in Malawi

What Amref Health Africa in Malawi does

Amref Health Africa in Malawi is the Lilongwe-based country office of Amref Health Africa, the largest Africa-based International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO), operating as part of a network of country offices across 35+ African countries plus European and North American fundraising offices. The Malawi entity was established in 2012 and operates with 11–50 staff, delivering donor-funded community health programmes in partnership with the Ministry of Health and other government bodies, while serving Malawian communities as the primary beneficiary segment. It is structured as a non-profit INGO under the Amref Health Africa umbrella, with no parent company and no equity funding.

The organization's core technology stack is built around proprietary mHealth platforms developed in-house and with strategic partners. The LEAP mHealth Platform enables continued mobile training, peer learning, supervision, and campaign-message distribution for community health workers; M-Jali supports community health reporting, health facility management, and household registration onto national health insurance schemes such as NHIF; i-PUSH extends mobile-enabled health access to women and families in partnership with PharmAccess. At the network level, complementary offerings include Amref Flying Doctors (medical evacuation across East Africa), Amref Medical Centre (primary care facility), Amref Consulting (monitoring, evaluation, research, quality improvement, and technical advisory), Amref International University (health education), the AHAIC Conference (continental convening platform), and SPARC (Strategic Purchasing Africa Resource Center).

The business model is primarily grant- and donor-funded, with services delivered free to beneficiary communities. Revenue streams include donor funding and grants from development organizations and governments, social enterprise licensing of LEAP and M-Jali through Amref Enterprises Limited, and subscription and per-service fees from AMREF Flying Doctors' medical evacuation services. Distribution is executed through direct program delivery via country offices and field operations, complemented by partnerships such as the AstraZeneca Mobile Vaccination Clinics in Kenya and the NCBA Group channel for AMREF Flying Doctors. Customer segments are predominantly geographic (African Governments and Ministries of Health, African Communities) and persona-based (Community Health Workers and Volunteers), with a secondary segment of development partners and health NGOs requiring consulting services.

Name

Amref Health Africa in Malawi

Legal name

Amref Health Africa

Website

https://amref.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Amref Health Africa in Malawi is the Lilongwe-based country office of Amref Health Africa, Africa's largest Africa-based INGO, delivering donor-funded community health programs, mHealth training, and partnerships with the Malawi Ministry of Health and beneficiary communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health and Community Healthcare Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Systems Strengthening & Global Health Technical Assistance (BPADAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Health, Health Information Systems & Data Programs (BPADAIAJ), Health Workforce Development & Capacity-Building (HLAJAKAM), Immunization & Vaccine Delivery Programs (BPADAIAB)

Keywords

• Community health programs
• Mobile health platforms
• Health system strengthening
• Community health worker training
• Public health consultancy

Headquarters

HQ city

Linthipe Road 47/2/38, Lilongwe

HQ country

Malawi

HQ region

Africa

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donor Funding and Grants: Amref Health Africa operates primarily through donor funding, grants, and partnerships with development organizations, governments, and private sector partners to fund health programs across Africa
2. Social Enterprise Services: Amref Enterprises Limited offers health technology solutions and services including Leap and M-Jali platforms to other stakeholders
3. Medical Evacuation Services: AMREF Flying Doctors provides emergency medical transport services across East Africa, generating revenue through subscription and per-service fees

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Amref Health Africa in Malawi operates as the country office of Africa's largest Africa-based INGO, delivering health programs through direct community engagement, training of community health workers using proprietary mHealth platforms (LEAP, M-Jali, i-PUSH), technical assistance to the Ministry of Health, and partnership-based health system strengthening. The organization supports maternal and child health, disease prevention, and health worker capacity building across Malawi, funded primarily through donor grants and development partnerships.

Product overview

Amref Health Africa operates as a platform-based health organization offering multiple integrated products and services focused on increasing sustainable health access across Africa. The core product portfolio includes the LEAP mHealth Platform for mobile training of community health workers, M-Jali for community health registration and reporting, and i-PUSH for mobile health access. These are complemented by Amref Flying Doctors (medical evacuation services), Amref Medical Centre (healthcare facility), Amref Consulting (advisory services), Amref International University (health education), and the AHAIC Conference (knowledge-sharing platform). The organization also hosts SPARC for strategic health purchasing. The products work together to deliver community-based healthcare through technology-enabled training, registration, reporting, and service delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Leap: mHealth platform for health training and continued learning for community health workers
• M-Jali
• i-PUSH
• SPARC
• AHAIC Conference

Products and services

• LEAP mHealth Platform An mHealth platform that provides continued training through mobile devices for community health workers, enabling peer learning, strengthened supervision, and access to updates and campaign messages.
• M-Jali A community health management platform for household registration, NHIF enrollment, and community health reporting and data management.
• i-PUSH Mobile health solution empowering community members, particularly women and families, to take charge of their health through mobile technology for health education, insurance access, and quality care.
• Amref Flying Doctors One of Africa's largest providers of medical evacuation services, conducting operations across the continent, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Offers both air and ground medical emergency transport.
• Amref Medical Centre A healthcare facility providing primary care services as part of Amref Health Africa's health service delivery network.
• Amref Consulting Consulting and advisory services providing Monitoring, Evaluation and Research (MER), Quality Improvement (QI) and Technical Assistance (TA) in global health. Works with development partners, health NGOs, and national/county governments across all 47 counties of Kenya and 35+ African countries.
• Amref International University An academic institution under Amref Health Africa providing health education and training, hosting the Culture of Science Conference and conducting research.
• Mobile Vaccination Clinics (MVCs) A fleet of mobile vaccination clinics deployed in partnership with AstraZeneca and County Health Departments in Kenya to bring vaccines and health services to hard-to-reach communities, fitted with solar-powered fridges and web-enabled data capture systems.
• AHAIC Conference Africa Health Agenda International Conference - a major convening platform for health stakeholders across Africa to discuss and address continental health priorities.
• SPARC (Strategic Purchasing Africa Resource Center) A resource center hosted by Amref Health Africa aimed at strengthening strategic health purchasing in sub-Saharan Africa to achieve better value for health investments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 40,000 Community Health Volunteers trained
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AstraZenecacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2022Launch of Mobile Vaccination Clinics to support last mile COVID-19 vaccination efforts in Kenya. Partnership involved deployment of 10 mobile clinics to bring vaccines and health services to hard-to-reach communities, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health.
• NCBA GroupcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 30 March 2022Partnership giving NCBA customers access to 10% discount on emergency medical transport services across East Africa. Covers Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zanzibar.
• Royal PhilipscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2018Public Private Partnership for enhancement of Makueni County's primary care system. Royal Philips, as a leader in innovative technology solutions, contributed technology solutions in health informatics, personal health, treatment, and diagnosis. The partnership aimed to improve access to high quality primary care in a financially sustainable and scalable way.
• National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Partnership to fast-track scale-up of Universal Health Coverage through community registration onto NHIF. M-Jali platform facilitated registration of household members onto NHIF through Community Health Workers.
• PharmAccesscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Innovative partnership called i-PUSH to improve access to better health care for 100,000 women and their families in Kenya through mobile phones.
• M-Pesa FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Partnership in development of LEAP mHealth solution for training community health workers. The M-Pesa Foundation supported the development and deployment of the mobile learning platform for community-based health workers in Kenya.
• AccenturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Partnership in development of LEAP mHealth solution and the eLearning programme. Accenture partnered with Amref and Kenya Ministry of Health to pilot and launch innovative training solutions for health workers.
• SafaricomcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2016Partnership in development of LEAP mHealth solution, leveraging Safaricom's mobile network infrastructure for delivering training content to community health workers.
• Kenya Ministry of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Government partnership for endorsing and advocating for LEAP as the mLearning product of choice, and coordination of community health worker training programs across Kenya's counties.
• aidTrainminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGlobal provider of compliance training offering tailored training opportunities to stakeholders and partners in the global development sector to advance lasting organizational capacity in Africa.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PATH: Large global health NGO with deep Africa presence, similarly focused on health systems strengthening, vaccine delivery, and digital health innovation. Highly comparable in mission, donor model, and country-office structure.
• PharmAccess Foundation: Partner of Amref on the i-PUSH initiative; focused on health financing, insurance enrollment, and access to quality care in Africa. Comparable in mobile-enabled health insurance enrollment model.
• IntraHealth International: Global health NGO focused on health workforce development and health systems strengthening, with strong presence across Africa. Comparable in nurse training, CHW capacity building, and government partnerships.
• Partners in Health: Operates rural health systems in multiple African countries with a similar model of accompaniment to ministries of health and community health worker programs.
• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI): Operates across multiple African countries providing technical assistance to ministries of health on health systems, supply chain, and market shaping. Directly comparable in operating model and target customers.
• Jhpiego: Affiliated with Johns Hopkins, focused on health workforce training and capacity building in low-resource settings. Directly comparable in CHW training, nurse upskilling, and maternal health programs across Africa.
• BRAC: Large development NGO operating community health programs in Africa and Asia, including microfinance and health integration. Comparable in scale, donor model, and CHW-led community health delivery.

Emerging players

• Living Goods: Tech-enabled CHW organization that uses mobile tools to support community health workers across Africa. Directly comparable in digital health tools and CHW training model.
• Last Mile Health: Community health worker-focused organization with significant African footprint, known for national CHW programs and digital tools. Comparable in mission, target beneficiaries, and tech-enabled CHW training.

Broad incumbents

• FHI 360: Large global development organization with significant health portfolio across Africa, including social and behavior change, health systems, and digital health. Comparable as an NGO implementer for donor-funded health programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/AmrefHealthAfrica
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/amref-health-africa-in-malawi
• Instagraminstagram.com/amrefhealthafrica

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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