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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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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

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

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

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International

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Total income £18,180,000 and total expenditure £18,560,000 (year ended 31 December 2024, charity no. 1084958 England/Wales and SC039654 Scotland); in 2024 spent £3.8m on...
Key Metric 2
700+ members supported through in-person visits and support calls in 2025; 697 support grants allocated in 2025 for essential items including specialist clothing, cooling...
Key Metric 3
Largest global investment in EB research to date: multi-million-pound drug repurposing trial provisionally agreed with LifeArc partner at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation...
£34,000 raised in 2025 winter appeal supporting families like Darcie's with specialist items, emotional support and research; 697 support grants delivered in 2025; first Members Connect event in Northern Ireland; EB Priorities Setting Partnership study completed providing global research roadmap
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
22,507 households helped through RBL casework and specialist support services across 66 countries
Key Metric 2
22,600 grants given to those in need, totalling £11.8 million
Key Metric 3
733 beneficiaries represented at tribunals, resulting in £24.5 million in War Pensions awards
1,548 new families living with dementia supported by RBL Admiral Nurses service
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
3,600 blind veterans received support across the UK; 447 new blind veterans started receiving support in 2024/25
Key Metric 2
1,598 referrals to rehabilitation services completed; 313 veterans received assistive technology training
Key Metric 3
997 volunteers donated 26,824 hours of support; befriending service awarded Quality in Befriending Excellence — one of only 11 organisations in the UK to...
1,831 National Creative Wellbeing Project packs issued to help veterans reconnect with creativity and independence
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
349,000+ people completed the Know Your Risk tool to assess their risk of type 2 diabetes in 2024
Key Metric 2
£4 million invested in 17 new research projects; total active grants portfolio worth over £45 million
Key Metric 3
32% of people completing NHS England's Path to Remission programme — which Diabetes UK campaigned for — put their type 2 diabetes into remission
Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge invested over £23 million in 19 projects across 161 experts from 47 institutions in 8 countries since 2022