Amref Health Africa

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Amref Health Africa

Formation	1957
Founder	Archibald McIndoe Sir Michael Wood Tom Rees
Location	International HQ: Nairobi, Kenya
Origins	East Africa
Area served	Africa
Members	12
Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO)	Dr Githinji Gitahi
Revenue	$255m
Employees	2100
Volunteers	0
Website	amref.org
Formerly called	African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF)

Amref Health Africa (formerly the African Medical and Research Foundation – AMREF) was founded in 1957 by three surgeons as the Flying Doctors of East Africa.^[1] Three doctors – Sir Michael Wood, Sir Archibald McIndoe and Tom Rees – drew up a plan to provide medical care in East Africa, where they had all worked for many years as reconstructive surgeons.^{[citation needed]}