The African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) is an international African organisation headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

AMREF's vision is Better Health for Africa.

AMREF's mission is to ensure that every African can enjoy the right to good health by helping to create vibrant networks of informed communities that work with empowered health care providers in strong health systems.

One of the human resource development goals of AMREF is to train health workers in Africa where they are most needed. There is an increasing need for affordable, simple and relevant health learning and training materials. For over 25 years AMREF has shown a commitment to training and information sharing. This commitment is manifest in the continued development and production of health learning materials (HLMs).The material target front-line mid-level health workers: nurses, clinical officers, medical assistants, public health officers and laboratory technicians.

AMREF is the only publisher in sub-Saharan Africa to offer a broad range of low-cost Health Learning Materials.

AMREF's website: http://www.amref.org/