4 February 2009
Ms Eva Mwai takes up her duties as General Manager for North Star Foundation East Africa.
2 March 2009
Beitbridge Wellness Centre opens at Beitbridge, Zimbabwe. Batsirai Group contracted as operational partner.
26 March 2009
Mombasa Wellness Centre opened for WFP at Gate 18 of the Port of Mombasa in Kenya.
27-29 March
First-ever North Star full team workshop takes place in Mombasa, Kenya.
30 – 31 March 2009
North Star Board Meeting in Mombasa, Kenya. Ms Rose Verdurmen takes up her seat on the Board representing TNT taking over from Mr Ludo Oelrich.
29 May 2009
Nike Foundation – sponsored diagnostic of girl-friendly Wellness Centre services completed.
21-23 June 2009
North Star attends UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board meeting in Geneva, Switzerland and is recognized as a best practice example of programmes targeting mobile populations.
1 July 2009
North Star signs MoU with Federation of East and Southern Africa Transport Associations (FESARTA) to promote health and safety issues through National Transport Associations.
6 – 9 July 2009
North Star attends High-Level Segment of Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
1 August 2009
North Star East Africa Office opens on Dennis Pritt Road, Nairobi, Kenya.
3 August 2009
North Star and the Swaziland Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS start mobile testing at Matsapha Industrial site as part of a three-month pilot project.
5 August 2009
Board Meeting hosted by International Transport Workers’ Federation at ITF House in London, United Kingdom.
14 August
North Star signs a three-year MoU with Walvis Bay Corridor Group to extend operations of Walvis Bay Wellness Centre and to open a new Wellness Centre at Katima Mulilo, Namibia.
8 September 2009
North Star opens Wellness Centre at Malaba, Uganda for FHI.
10 September 2009
North Star opens Wellness Centre at Katuna, Tanzania for FHI.
12 September 2009
Version 1.0 of COMETS (Corridor Medical Electronic Transfer System) was delivered for instellation.
13 September 2009
North Star opens Wellness Centre at Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo for FHI.
26 September 2009
North Star signs Millennium Accord with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands) for €2,5 million in core funding over five years.
1 October 2009
Mr Paul Matthew takes up his duties as Managing Director, North Star Africa.
5 October 2009
ORTEC becomes official core partner in North Star Foundation. Mr Geerhard de Vries takes up seat on the Board.
23 November
North Star opens Wellness Centre at Tunduma, Tanzania for FHI.
1 December 2009
North Star changes name from North Star Foundation to North Star Alliance.
2 December 2009
WFP hosts Board meeting in Rome, Italy.
17 December 2009
Chirundu South Wellness Centre opens in Chirundu, Zimbabwe. Batsirai Group is local operational partner.
21 December 2009
North Star opens Wellness Centre at Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, for FHI.
31 December 2009
Version 2.0 of COMETS delivered including new function allowing Wellness Centres to synchronize patient data with central server.
